Patent ID: 6832786
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A device for coupling tubular members comprising:a sheet member having a first end and a second end where said first end and said second end are operatively arranged to overlap one another to form a substantially cylindrically shaped coupling; an abutment member mounted to said sheet member proximate said second end thereof; a male threaded member; a movable female member mounted proximate said first end of said sheet, where said female member is arranged to threadably engage said threaded male member, and said male member is operatively arranged to abut said abutment member, wherein said male threaded member is operatively arranged to rotate in a first direction to abut said abutment member and expand said substantially cylindrically shaped coupling, and; at least one clip fixedly attached to an outer surface of said substantially cylindrically shaped coupling, wherein said clip functions to hold said device in engagement with said tubular members during coupling.