| 摘要 |
<p>A coupling (10) for the connection of a plastic or metal pipe (12) includes a hollow body (14) with an external thread (16) and a tapered inner surface (24). A nut (20) engages the body external thread (16), having at one end an internal thread (22) co-operable witch said body external thread (16) and at the other en an outwardly converging inner tapered surface (40). The coupling (10) includes a deformable gripping member assembly having housing (32) with an outwardly converging outer surface (42), the housing holding a metal band (34) having a plurality of radially inward projections (36) circumferentially disposed in at least one row. Typically the housing (32) is a split-ring type housing and holds the metal band (34) in a snap-fit type arrangement. Upon tightening of the nut (20), said nut inner tapered surface (40) abuts against and exerts a force on said gripping members outer surface (42) both in the longitudinal and radial directions to thereby cause the gripping member assembly to be urged both radially and longitudinally and thereby fixedly retain said pipe (12). The metal band projections ensure that the coupling can be used to retain both plastic and metal pipes. The metal projections are preferably burst-type holes having walls whose orientation is not parallel to the longitudinal or axial orientation of the coupling.</p> |
