Patent ID: 8382175

Claim:
A pipe connection sleeve for use in a spreader bar assembly, the sleeve comprising: a) a flange having a first side and a second side, the first side comprising a groove formed thereon, the groove adapted for receiving an end of a first spreader pipe and the second side comprising a groove formed thereon, the groove adapted for receiving an end of a second spreader pipe; b) a first insertion part comprising an extension portion extending from the flange first side comprising a distal end, the distal end comprising a shoulder, the shoulder being adapted for abutment with an inside diameter of the first spreader pipe, and wherein the shoulder is of a greater diameter than the extension portion; and c) a second insertion part comprising an extension portion extending from the flange second side comprising a distal end, the distal end comprising a shoulder, the shoulder being adapted for abutment with an inside diameter of the second spreader pipe and wherein the shoulder is of a greater diameter than the extension portion.