A PIPE JOINT AND A GASKET THEREFOR

摘要

A gasket (17) for a demountable pipe joint (1) of an hygienic food processing system, the gasket (17) comprising a first part (19) defining a surface (27) for providing a smooth transition from a fist pipe end (3) to a second pipe end (5) at a pipe joint (1), the sides of the gasket (17) each defining a plateau (25) adjacent the surface (27) for abutting the pipe ends (3, 5) in use, to produce an hygienic seal, wherein the first part (19) of the gasket (17) is made from a plastics material having sufficient structural strength when not fully supported to withstand pressures within the pipes (3, 5) during use, without damaging or separating from the pipe ends. Such a gasket has been found to be extremely efficient and appropriate in hygienic food processing systems, which in the past have relied heavily on elastomeric gaskets.