Patent ID: 6170529
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A molded plastic end plug attachable to an end of a pipe segment having inside and outside diameters and a longitudinal bore, the end plug comprising an annular flange structure attachable to the pipe end and a knock-off disc traversing the bore;the annular flange structure further comprising a radially extending flange member adjacent to the pipe end, said radially extending flange member having an outside diameter contiguous with the outside diameter of the pipe segment, and an axially extending flange member having an outside diameter slightly less than the inside diameter of the pipe segment, and insertable inside the pipe end;the knock-off disc being connected to the annular flange structure by a circumferentially extending plastic web;the knock-off disc being removable from the annular flange structure by the application of force to the disc in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal bore, and the knock-off disc having a cross-sectional dimension great enough to prevent the entire disc, when removed from the annular flange structure, from entering the bore.