Patent ID: 11885447
Assignee: IPEX TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  E | IPC F

Claim 13:
14. A kit for fluidly coupling a first length of pipe to a second length of pipe and anchoring the lengths of pipe to a structure, the kit comprising:
a pipe coupling extending along a coupling longitudinal axis and having a first pipe opening for receiving the first length of pipe along the coupling longitudinal axis and a second pipe opening for receiving the second length of pipe, said pipe coupling having an external peripheral groove located axially intermediate the first pipe opening and the second pipe opening, said external peripheral groove defined by a first axial clamp engaging surface which axially faces a second axial clamp engaging surface with the external peripheral groove formed therebetween;
an anchoring clamp assembly comprising:
two or more arced bands, each arced band having a central arc portion interposed between laterally extending connecting portions, said laterally extending connecting portions overlapping with laterally extending connecting portions of adjacent arced bands to connect adjacent arced bands together to assemble the anchoring clamp about the external peripheral groove of the pipe coupling wherein each central arc portion forming an arc segment of the anchoring clamp when the anchoring clamp is assembled about the external peripheral groove;
wherein assembly of the anchoring clamp in the external peripheral groove provides a first axial coupling engaging surface of the anchoring clamp which is axially opposed from a second axial coupling engaging surface, wherein the anchoring clamp so assembled is axially sized to be received by the external peripheral groove with the first axial coupling engaging surface of the anchoring clamp engaging the first axial clamp engaging surface of the pipe coupling, and the second axial coupling engaging surface of the anchoring clamp engaging the second axial clamp engaging surface of the pipe coupling to restrict axial movement of the pipe coupling when the anchoring clamp is fastened to the structure; and
wherein the first pipe opening and the second pipe opening are sized to receive the first and second pipe lengths, respectively, and wherein the first pipe opening has, at a first pipe stop axial position, a first radial pipe stop extending radially inwardly from a first side wall of the first opening for abutting contact with a longitudinal end of the first length of pipe to prevent further insertion of the first length of pipe into the first opening, and, the second pipe opening has, at a second pipe stop axial position, a second radial pipe stop extending radially inwardly from a second side wall of the second opening for abutting contact with a longitudinal end of the second length of pipe to prevent further insertion of the second length of pipe into the second opening; and
wherein the external peripheral groove is located axially interposed between the first and second pipe stop axial positions and axially interposed between the first and second axial clamp engaging surface.