Abstract: A clampless fitting for one or more plastic pipes. The fitting has at least one section extending along an axis with a sealing portion and pipe gripping portion adjacent one another on the outer surface of the section. The pipe gripping portion includes a recess extending about the axis of the fitting section with a pipe gripping ring removably received in it and extending substantially about the axis. The ring is substantially C-shaped about the axis and has a plurality of pairs of first and second end segments spaced from each other along the axis and respectively joined by a central pivot segment. In operation, the fitting section is inserted in a first direction into the open end of the plastic pipe to a first location relative to the pipe in which both the sealing and pipe gripping portions are received in the pipe.

Abstract: A spring-biased cutting tool for plastic pipes. The tool includes two elongated members pivotally connected to each other in a scissors-like manner. Each elongated member has a handle portion and a jaw portion with one jaw portion including a knife blade and the other an anvil. To assemble the elongated members, one of them is provided with a central aperture or hole through which the other member can be passed to form the scissors-like shape. A leaf spring in then clipped at one end over an edge portion of the aperture and extends across to abut against the other elongated member and bias the handles of the tool apart and the jaws of the tool is open to receive a pipe to be cut.