Patent ID: 7175208

Claim:
An apparatus for transporting fluid, the apparatus comprising: a flexible pipe; an annular body member having an end portion extending over an end portion of the pipe and having an inner bore portion that is tapered radially outwardly in a direction towards the latter end of the body member; the tapered inner bore portion of the body member and the corresponding outer surface of the pipe defining a tapered recess; a wedged-shaped sealing ring extending in the tapered recess; a drive ring extending in the tapered recess and around the pipe and between the sealing ring and the end of the body member; and a driving member for driving the drive ring into the tapered recess and in engagement with the sealing ring to drive the sealing ring in an axial direction in the tapered recess to compress and deform the sealing ring to establish a seal; wherein the pipe has an outer layer and an inner layer and wherein the body member extends over an end portion of the outer layer, and further comprising a barrier sleeve extending between the outer layer and the inner layer and axially aligned with the sealing ring.