A locking pipe joint device, comprising: a center body connector having an outer surface, an axial end wall surface, and an interior surface forming a cavity extending through the body connector along a center body connector axis, the center body connector including at least one block extending radially outwardly from the outer surface, wherein the at least one block is formed with at least one opening having an inner surface and an axial end wall surface, wherein the block opening axis is substantially perpendicular to the center body connector axis; at least one retaining cap having a radially extending wall and an axially extending wall, with the radially extending wall having a radial outer surface having at least one bolt retaining block extending radially outwardly thereof, and wherein the at least one bolt retaining block has an axially extending outer side surface and an axially extending inner side surface, and further includes a cavity extending through the axially extending outer side surface and the axially extending inner side surface, wherein the retaining cap axially extending wall is adapted to engage the center body connector such that the center body connector axis and the retaining cap axis are coaxial, and wherein the bolt retaining cavity axis is substantially perpendicular to the retaining cap axis, characterized in that the axially extending wall of the at least one retaining cap includes a radially outer surface, and wherein the radially extending wall of the retaining cap includes a neck segment having a neck width and a body segment having a body width, wherein the body width is greater than the neck width, and further wherein the at least one block of the center body connector has an axial end wall surface substantially co-planar with the center body connector axial end wall surface, and wherein the axial end wall surface of the at least one block is formed with an axially inwardly extending notch for engaging the body segment of the radially extending wall of the at least one retaining cap; and in that an indicator ring is positioned between the radially extending wall of the at least one retaining cap and the axial end wall surface of the at least one block of the center body connector, wherein the indicator ring extends radially outwardly of the center body connector between the center body connector and the at least one retaining cap upon compression of the indicator ring. a center body connector having an outer surface, an axial end wall surface, and an interior surface forming a cavity extending through the body connector along a center body connector axis, the center body connector including at least one block extending radially outwardly from the outer surface, wherein the at least one block is formed with at least one opening having an inner surface and an axial end wall surface, wherein the block opening axis is substantially perpendicular to the center body connector axis; at least one retaining cap having a radially extending wall and an axially extending wall, with the radially extending wall having a radial outer surface having at least one bolt retaining block extending radially outwardly thereof, and wherein the at least one bolt retaining block has an axially extending outer side surface and an axially extending inner side surface, and further includes a cavity extending through the axially extending outer side surface and the axially extending inner side surface, wherein the retaining cap axially extending wall is adapted to engage the center body connector such that the center body connector axis and the retaining cap axis are coaxial, and wherein the bolt retaining cavity axis is substantially perpendicular to the retaining cap axis, characterized in that the axially extending wall of the at least one retaining cap includes a radially outer surface, and wherein the radially extending wall of the retaining cap includes a neck segment having a neck width and a body segment having a body width, wherein the body width is greater than the neck width, and further wherein the at least one block of the center body connector has an axial end wall surface substantially co-planar with the center body connector axial end wall surface, and wherein the axial end wall surface of the at least one block is formed with an axially inwardly extending notch for engaging the body segment of the radially extending wall of the at least one retaining cap; and in that an indicator ring is positioned between the radially extending wall of the at least one retaining cap and the axial end wall surface of the at least one block of the center body connector, wherein the indicator ring extends radially outwardly of the center body connector between the center body connector and the at least one retaining cap upon compression of the indicator ring.