COUPLING AND JOINT FOR FIXEDLY AND SEALINGLY SECURING COMPONENTS TO ONE ANOTHER

摘要

An assembly includes a fitting, a first pipe, and a first seal element. The fitting may include an annular body having a first insertion end and an inner diametrical surface having a first knurled portion disposed adjacent the first insertion end. The first pipe may include a first end portion that is received into the first insertion end of the body and an outer diametrical surface including knurls formed thereon. The knurls of the outer diametrical surface may engage the first knurled portion of the fitting. The first seal element may be disposed within the fitting and may engage the first pipe and the fitting body in a sealed manner. The engagement between the inner diametrical surface of the fitting and the outer diametrical surface of the pipe may be press fit and/or interference fit.