Patent ID: 8096591

Claim:
A split ring for securing a pipe joint from separation due to axial thrust, comprising: a. a first arcuate member having a channel for receiving a first connecting member therethrough, a first mating member having a recessed portion and an opening for receiving a first fastener therethrough, a second mating member having a flanged portion and an opening for receiving a second fastener therethrough, and a serrated inner surface for directly engaging a pipe surface; and b. a second arcuate member having a channel for receiving a second connecting member therethrough, a first mating member having a recessed portion and an opening for receiving a fastener therethrough, a second mating member having a flanged portion and an opening for receiving a fastener therethrough, and a serrated inner surface for directly engaging a pipe surface; c. wherein said split ring is operable to directly and securely engage a pipe surface having a first outer diameter when said split ring is assembled in a first configuration wherein said flanged portion of said first mating member fits within said recessed portion of said second mating member and said flanged portion of said second mating member fits within said recessed portion of said first mating member; and d. wherein said split ring is further operable to directly and securely engage a pipe surface having a second outer diameter when said split ring is assembled in a second configuration wherein said flanged portion of said first mating member engages said flanged portion of said second mating member and said recessed portion of said first mating member engages said recessed portion of said second mating member.