Patent ID: 7523963

Claim:
A split ring assembly in combination with a releasable pipe coupling, the releasable pipe coupling comprising: a female portion having cam levers; and a male portion having a flange and a locking groove positioned between a first end and the flange, the cam levers engaging the locking groove in a closed position; and the split ring assembly comprising: a hinged body having a first end and a second end, the hinged body having an open position, a closed position, and a latch for maintaining the hinged body in the closed position; the first end having recesses for receiving the cam levers such that, when both the cam levers and the hinged body are in the closed position, the recesses secure the cam levers; and the second end having an inward extending surface that is received between the flange and the locking groove in the closed position such that the hinged body is axially secured on the releasable pipe coupling.