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1. A connection end for a pipe joint comprising a conduit, said connection end comprising:
a wall defining a receiving recess for receiving an end of a pipe length; a groove 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; said channel and groove being configured to receive a flexible elongate connector having an axial cross-section with an aspect ratio of greater than 1, said connector being seatable within the groove via the channel, and said connector having a width greater than the depth of the groove so that when seated within the groove the connector extends into the receiving recess; and wherein the profiles of said groove and said channel are configured such that when such a connector is seated within the groove, the major axis of the axial cross-section of said connector may be aligned to be neither perpendicular nor parallel to the axis of the conduit. |
