Patent ID: 7481462
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A flange connection for pipes, useful in sanitary installations, comprising: a connecting piece configured to be joined at each end to a pipe to produce a sealed connection, the connecting piece including an end section that projects radially and further includes an expansion; a flange arranged radially outside and abutting the radially projecting end section of the connecting piece configured to be fixable to a further component to form an indirect connection between the connecting piece and the further component, the flange including an opening and the connecting piece being guided therethrough; a retaining element including at least two segments; wherein the at least two segments of the retaining element are located between the flange and the connecting piece and the flange is fixed on the connecting piece by the retaining element; wherein the retaining element is axially fixed between the end section and the expansion; and wherein the retaining element includes a ring on which radially projecting locating lugs are formed.