Patent ID: 8047578
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A pipe joint arrangement for connecting a plurality of pipeline sections to permit at least one successive angular deflection in a longitudinal direction in at least one plane along the pipeline sections, the pipe joint comprising: a joining piece comprising two frame element pieces configured to be connected to ends of the pipeline sections, the frame element pieces being locked to each other in a longitudinal direction, each frame element having a flow path extending therethrough; a swivel member having an at least partially spherical outer surface; locking and pivoting axles attached to the swivel member and extending in two orthogonal directions, the locking and pivoting axles operatively connecting the swivel to the joining piece; and a flow passage extending through the swivel member operatively connected to the flow paths of the frame element pieces wherein the swivel member and the locking/pivoting axles are an integral fixed unit, and wherein each frame element comprises at least one attachment bracket removably engageable therewith and configured to attach the swivel member with one of the integral fixed locking/pivoting axles.