Patent ID: 9556985
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: F16B,F16L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A coupling for coupling two pipe segments together, the coupling comprising: a first housing component having a first end, a second end, and an arcuate surface extending between the first and second ends of the first component; a second housing component having a first end, a second end, and an arcuate surface extending between the first and second ends of the first component, each of the first ends of the first and second housing components having a through hole; a fastener disposed within the through holes of the first ends of the first and second housing components so as to couple the first and second components, the fastener having a first element and a second element to define a first configuration and a second configuration of the fastener, the first configuration of the fastener includes the first and second elements of the fastener being substantially aligned such that the through holes of the first ends of the first and second components are substantially aligned so as to define an axis of alignment extending through the through holes, the second configuration of the fastener comprises the first and second elements being skewed with respect to one another about a pivot axis that extends substantially perpendicularly to the axis of alignment.