Patent ID: 7168743

Claim:
A pipe sealing apparatus comprising: a half sleeve ( 22 ) positionable on the external circumferential side of a pipe ( 20 ); a flange body ( 24 ) and a terminator body ( 45 ), wherein the flange body ( 24 ) is integral to the half sleeve ( 22 ); wherein the flange body ( 24 ) includes a semi-circular collar ( 34 ) with a plurality of bores ( 36 ), a wing ( 38 ) with an aperture ( 40 ) and a semi-circular lip ( 42 ); wherein the terminator body ( 45 ) includes a semi-circular collar ( 46 ) with a plurality of bores ( 48 ), a wing ( 50 ) with an aperture ( 53 ) and a semi-circular recess ( 54 ) dimensioned and configured to receive the semi-circular lip ( 42 ); and wherein a semi-circular graphite body is introducible into the semi-circular recess ( 54 ); and wherein the flange body and the terminator body are securable together and are securable to second flange body and a second terminator body of a second half sleeve by the tightening of nuts and bolts between the apertures ( 40 , 53 ).