| 摘要 |
A pipe joint comprising: • a conduit (10) having two connection ends wherein each connection end comprises: • a wall defining a receiving recess (11) for receiving an end of a pipe length (4,5); • one or more channels (14) on the internal surface of the wall, each channel housing a sealing ring (12) located within the channel (14); • one or more grooves formed to a depth in an internal surface of the wall of the receiving recess; • a channel communicating between the groove and an external surface of the connection end, and • a connector (20) formed from a length of material which is seatable within the groove via the channel and which is wider than the depth of the groove so that when seated within the groove the connector extends into the receiving recess; • first and second pipe lengths to be connected together in the conduit, each pipe length being formed with a groove on its external surface corresponding to the or each groove in the internal surface of the wall of one of the connecting ends, such that the ends of the pipe lengths in the conduit abut each other. |
