Patent ID: 8696036
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A piping connector, comprising: a ring configured to install around an external diameter of a pipe, the ring having at least one clamp closing portion that has an open uncrimped position and a closed crimped position, the ring including at least one penetration sized and configured to receive a stud piece therein; and a piping shield configured to be connected to the ring such that substantially all of the ring is disposed within an internal diameter of the piping shield, the piping shield including a front face configured to extend over an abutment end of a pipe and defining at least one penetration sized and configured to receive the at least one clamp closing portion of the ring therethrough such that the at least one clamp closing portion of the ring is accessible externally of the piping shield, wherein the stud piece extends from an inner ring of the ring and is configured to provide a limit of tightening the ring.