Patent ID: 8579334

Claim:
A pipe joint assembly for imparting a lock-fit arrangement to a pair of pipe segments, the pipe joint assembly comprising: two pipe units, one pipe unit having a male spigot at one end and another pipe unit having a female socket at the other end; the male spigot of said one pipe unit concatenated with the female socket of said another pipe unit in a push-fit manner, thereby constituting the pipe joint assembly; the male spigot comprising an integral annular collar; the integral annular the collar protruding radially outward from the male spigot; the female socket comprising an integral annular sealing ring groove; the pipe joint assembly also comprising: a. a sealing ring, firmly placed inside the sealing ring groove of the female socket of said another pipe unit; b. a female socket ring, circumferentially enveloping the sealing ring groove on the outside surface of said female socket; c. a holding clamp, configured for automatically conferring a secured lock-fitting status to coupling of male and female ends based on push-fit mechanism; a top seat of the holding clamp disposed above the integral annular collar; a bottom seat of the holding clamp disposed below the female socket ring and the integral annular sealing ring groove and substantially in contact with the female socket ring.