摘要 |
A pipe assembly in which a plurality of abutting pipe sections are connected together by a clamp assembly. Each pipe section has a pair of diametrically opposed slots in its outer surface which are spaced a predetermined distance from its end. A support sleeve is inserted within the end portions of each pipe section and has a circumferential groove formed therein in axial alignment with the slots. The clamp assembly extends over the corresponding end portions of the adjacent pipe sections and includes two shoulder portions spaced apart a distance corresponding to the distance between the respective slots of adjacent pipe sections so that portions of each shoulder extend in a corresponding pair of slots.
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