Patent ID: 9435471
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: F16L

Claim Text:
1. A pipe gasket comprising, a compressible body including a heel portion, a sealing portion and an annular groove, and a plurality of metal segments at least partially embedded in the compressible body and circumferentially spaced therein, wherein at least one metal segment of the plurality of metal segments includes a nose, an inner surface, a compression arm extending distally within a sealing portion of the compressible body and a distal-most tooth extending radially inward, the compression arm terminating in a distal tip that is located radially outward and distally to the distal-most tooth, and wherein the at least one metal segment is spaced apart from the annular groove and the inner surface forms a portion of the nose and a portion of the distal-most tooth.