Patent ID: 9534718
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: F16L

Claim:
1. A pipe joint having a first flow path with a first centerline passing through a first adjacent pipe section, a pipe fitting and a second adjacent pipe section so the pipe fitting separates the adjacent pipe sections, each adjacent pipe section being sealingly joined to the pipe fitting, the joint comprising: a first flexible strap extending between the adjacent pipe sections, the strap being sufficiently flexible that it can be coiled, the first strap having opposing ends each connected to a different one of a first and second pipe connector, on the same side of the first strap, each first and second pipe connector encircling and clamping to a different one of the first and second adjacent pipe sections, the first strap having a length extending in a first plane also containing the first centerline, further comprising a second flexible strap having a length extending in the first plane, the second strap having opposing ends each connected to a different one of a third and fourth pipe connector, the second strap connected at a location diametrically opposite the first strap to one of the first and second adjacent pipe sections, and the fourth pipe connector connected to either the other adjacent pipe section or to the pipe fitting.