Patent ID: 7390027

Claim:
A pipe assembly comprising: a body having a bore therein defining an inlet end and an outlet end, said inlet end having an inlet opening and said outlet end having an outlet opening, said inlet end having a first linear length and a second linear length, a metal conduit receivable in said inlet end, said first linear length being of uniform shape and size to snugly receive an end portion of said metal conduit, and said second linear length having an internal surface that diverges outwardly toward said inlet opening, a plastic sealing gland sized to be fitted onto the end portion of said metal conduit, said plastic sealing gland having an outer tapering surface that complements the internal surface of said second linear length, a metallic split compression ring adapted to be loosely fitted onto the end portion of said metal conduit, and a fastening nut fitted onto the end portion of said metal conduit for securing said metal conduit to said inlet end whereby said plastic sealing gland is urged into sealing relationship with said internal surface of the second linear length, and said metallic compression ring into compression onto said metal conduit, said bore including an internal stop shoulder defining a stop to limit the distance said metal conduit is inserted into said inlet opening, and an intermediate shoulder within said body longitudinally spaced from said stop shoulder to define said first linear length of said bore from said second linear length of said bore.