Patents Assigned to Acorn Intellectual Properties Limited
  • Patent number: 9631757
    Abstract: Provided is a pipe joint for connecting tubular conduits, in particular for connecting lengths of pipe to form a fluid transport system. The pipe joint includes a conduit formed with at least one connection end. The or each connection end includes a wall defining a receiving recess for receiving an end of a pipe length; a groove formed to a depth in an internal surface of the wall of the receiving recess; and a channel communicating between the groove and an external surface of the connection end. The pipe joint further includes a connector formed from a length of material which is seatable within the groove via the channel and which is wider than the depth of the groove so that when seated within the groove the connector extends into the receiving recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Acorn Intellectual Properties Limited
    Inventor: John Manning