| 摘要 |
A connector 10 comprises an elongate main body comprising a plurality of sub-units 14 interconnected by a support wire 30 located radially outwardly, in use, of the sub-units 14. The sub-units 14 are shaped such that the connector 10 can be bent to form a loop and may be radiused such that the loop has an at least part-circular interior and/or exterior surface. The connector 10 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 may aid the formation of a seal and/or aid the distribution of forces between the pipe and sleeve, in use. |
