Patent ID: 11873932
Assignee: MMC FITTINGS LIMITED
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 8:
9. A pipe joint according to claim 8, wherein the or each first groove or channel is of a first shape or configuration and/or depth for accommodating a correspondingly shaped or configured first radial portion of the anchoring element, and each of the second grooves or channels is of a second shape or configuration and/or depth for accommodating a correspondingly shaped or configured second radial portion of each respective one of the anchoring portions of the anchoring element, wherein the said first and second shapes or configurations are different from each other;
wherein the said first shape or configuration is a substantially rectangular cross-section, in which a radial bed of the first groove or channel is substantially cylindrical and lies substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the first conduit section, with the opposite lateral sides of the first groove or channel oriented substantially perpendicular to the said longitudinal axial direction;
wherein the said second shape or configuration is a substantially non-rectangular cross-section comprising one or a plurality of part-circular-, part-elliptical-, arcuate-, rounded, or regularly- or irregularly-cross-sectioned second groove or channel portions; and
wherein the exterior shape or configuration of the elongate flexible anchoring element is shaped or configured into respective first and second radial anchoring portions which substantially match or fit within the respective radial portions of the respective first and second grooves or channels into which they are to be seated when the joint is formed.