Patent ID: 7314237

Claim:
A pipe joint assembly comprising: (a) a transparent quill; (b) an outer quill having a longitudinal outer face, an outer peripheral surface, at least a first view port and at least a first pipe coupling thread extending outwardly from the outer peripheral surface, said thread further extending longitudinally along the outer quill from the longitudinal outer face, and said thread further extending helically about the outer quill, the transparent quill being slidably received by the outer quill; (c) a pair of baffles; (d) baffle mounting means interconnecting the baffles and the outer quill, the baffle mounting means positioning the baffles so that they extend radially inward from the outer quill, the baffle mounting means further positioning the baffles for resisting longitudinal sliding and counter-sliding motions of the transparent quill; wherein the baffle mounting means comprise a plurality of helical threads, each thread among the plurality of helical threads extending radially outward from one of the baffles or extending radially inward from the outer quill; and further comprising a pair of fluid sealing quills extending longitudinally inward from the pair of baffles, the fluid sealing quills being slidably received by the transparent quill.