Patent ID: 8801049

Claim:
A coupler assembly for use with a pipe or piping sections, the coupler assembly comprising: a unitary annular body, forming first and second cylindrical openings for surrounding a pipe or piping sections to facilitate forming a fluid-tight seal during use; the unitary annular body comprises a medial portion and first and second longitudinal portions integrally connected to opposite ends of the medial portion; and extending from the first and second longitudinal portions away from the medial portion are respective first and second locking arrangements for securing the coupler assembly to a pipe or piping sections wherein said first and second locking arrangements further comprise a support end and a spaced engagement end located at opposite ends of a locking body, the locking body having an intersecting portion engaged by the longitudinal portion between said support end and said engagement end, said locking body further being transversely oriented to said longitudinal portions.