Patent ID: 9194519
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A system for sealing a spigot, the system comprising: a pressure sealing gasket, the pressure sealing gasket having a front end, a first section, and a second section, the first section between the front end and the second section and defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the second section including an annular lip seal and a cylindrical gasket heel, the cylindrical gasket heel facing radially outward and intersecting the upper surface of the first section extending radially inward at an angle from the intersection with the gasket heel, the annular lip seal extending radially inward from the lower surface of the first section, the pressure sealing gasket defining at least one groove in the first section; at least one substantially rigid member contacting the front end, the substantially rigid member made of a material that is more rigid than a material of the gasket; and a bell encircling the pressure sealing gasket, the bell defining a gasket seating area.