Patent ID: 8220838

Claim:
An irrigation pipe connector comprising: a core having an upper portion, a lower portion and an opening extending between the upper and lower portions, the core being adapted to connect to an irrigation element; and a wing connected to the core and extending radially outwardly therefrom, the wing comprising a leg and a flange, the flange being adapted to attach to a wall of an irrigation pipe, the leg being attached at a first end thereof to the flange and at a second end thereof to the core; wherein: at least a portion of the connector is adapted to resiliently bend to thereby allow displacement of the flange relative to the core; the core has an axis (C); the flange comprises a radially inward segment and a peripheral segment that extends radially outwardly from the radially inward segment; and a thickness of the peripheral segment is smaller than a thickness of the radially inward segment, the thicknesses of the segments being taken in a direction along the axis (C).