| 摘要 |
A connector (10) comprising an elongate main body (12) comprising a plurality of sub-units(14) interconnected by a support wire (30) located radially outwardly, in use, of the sub-units(14), wherein the sub-units (14) are shaped such that the connector can be bent to form a loop having an at least part-circular interior (24) or exterior (20) surface. The connector is suitable for use in a sleeved pipe coupling in which the connector(10)is slidingly insertable into a channel formed by aligned circumferential grooves formed on an exterior surface of a pipe and an interior surface of a sleeve. The provision of the at least part-circular interior and/or exterior surface (20, 24) may aid the formation of a seal and/or aid the distribution of forces between the pipe and sleeve, in use. |
