CONNECTING DEVICE BETWEEN PIPES HAVING A MALE AND A FEMALE PART

摘要

An apparatus for locking the male spigot end 2 of one pipe within the female bell housing 1 of another pipe includes a split ring 6 inserted under a radial flange 12 of the housing and a pair of clamps 16 having lugs 19 engaging mating notches 18 in the ends of the ring. The clamps are spread apart by a jack to expand the ring, whereafter they are circumferentially locked against the housing by driven wedging keys 20.