Patent ID: 6832791
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
Connection means for interconnecting two duct ends, the means comprising a tubular connection member for uniting the duct ends, the tubular member comprising at least one pair of half-bodies which is arranged so as to be closed on at least one duct end, at least one of the half-bodies including two inner shoulders that are spaced apart axially so as to receive therebetween an outwardly-directed projection formed by plastic deformation of the duct end in a position set back from an end face of said duct end, the connection means comprising a sealing sub-assembly including a bushing defining a housing for receiving a zone of the duct end, which zone is adjacent to the end face of said duct end, and an annular gasket projecting into an annular cavity of said housing, and wherein the annular cavity is defined laterally by an inner shoulder of the bushing and a face of a ring received to slide in the bushing and having an opposite face that forms a ramp projecting from the bushing so as to co-operate with an inside surface of corresponding shape of at least one of the half-bodies.