Patent ID: 8210576

Claim:
A piping joint assembly package for securely and removably maintaining piping elements together, comprising: a body member having at least one pipe receiving end, said body member being at least partially hollow and internally threaded at the pipe receiving end; a hollow end cap member having a cap portion and a substantially cylindrical body portion extending from the cap portion to a contact edge, the body portion being externally threaded; a packing arrangement secured between the body member and the end cap, the packing arrangement including a hallow O-ring, a hollow packing gland, and a hollow fastening ring having a plurality of teeth angled inwardly from and along the circumference of the ring; and a fastening ring member removal tool comprising a generally frusto-conically shaped hollow body having a base portion and a top rim portion, said body having a lower base outer platform extending outwardly from the base, said rim portion being angled upwardly from a lateral edge to a peak, such that the peak defines the circumference of a substantially circular opening that extends through the body to make the body hollow.