Patent ID: 6641178
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B21D,B23D,F16L,Y10S

Abstract:
A pipe fitting comprising:a pipe having a circumferential groove formed therein, the groove being axially spaced-apart a set distance from a free end of the pipe; a housing having an opening for receiving the pipe; a cap engageable with the housing; the housing having a seal receiver; and a seal locatable in the seal receiver of the housing; the housing having a stop against which the free end of the pipe is engageable, the stop being located a distance axially inwardly of the seal receiver substantially corresponding to the pipe set distance; the pipe being a push fit in the housing such that the free end of the pipe is engageable against the stop and the seal is thereby engageable in the groove of the pipe, the cap being axially movable relative to the housing to clamp the seal located in the pipe groove to seal the pipe in the housing and prevent pull out of the pipe from the housing.