Patent ID: 9488307
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: F16L

Claim Text:
1. A coupler configured for connecting to a main sewage line, the coupler comprising: a first end configured to be engaged with a first pipe, wherein the first pipe is in fluid communication with a main sewage line; a second end configured to be engaged with a second pipe; a main wall extending between the first end and the second end and defining a body of the coupler; and a single barrier wall extending from an interior surface of the main wall between the first end and the second end, wherein the barrier wall is configured to preclude fluid communication between the first and second ends, wherein the main wall defines a first portion between the first end and the barrier wall, wherein the main wall defines a second portion between the second end and the barrier wall, wherein the main wall includes an area of weakness defined in the second portion, and wherein the single barrier wall is located below the area of weakness, and wherein the second portion is configured to fail at the area of weakness upon application of a failure force proximate the second end, such that the barrier wall and the first portion of the main wall remain intact.