Abstract: A pipe connecting sleeve with offset end plate is disclosed. The pipe connecting sleeve with offset endplate may include a flange having a first side and a second side; first and second insertion parts each including an extension portion extending from their respective sides of the flange each including a distal end, the distal end including an end plate, the end plates being adapted for abutment with an inside diameter of a spreader bar pipe, wherein the end plates are of a greater diameter than the extension portions and are fixed in an offset manner relative thereto; first and second grooves formed on their respective sides of the flange, the grooves being adapted for receiving an end of a spreader bar pipe.