摘要 |
A sealing device for a pipe connection requires tighty clamping a sealing ring (1') made of elastomeric material in a socket and of a pipe section for the subsequent insertion of a plug-in end of an adjacent pipe section. An endless expanding ring (2) made of steel is held in an inwardly facing groove and butts in a gap-less manner against the base or bottom surface of an inwardly open groove (3) in the sealing ring (1'). The expanding ring (2) of steel is deformed by radially outwardly forces to increase the diameter of the steel ring slightly beyond the elastic limit of the steel of which the ring (2) is made. Thus, the circular outer periphery of the steel ring is still maintained even after the radially outwardly directed forces are removed, whereby the sealing device is locked in the socket against undesired displacement of the sealing ring (1'). |