Abstract: A connecting device for connecting a first and second tube has a sealing sleeve, support elements and first and second clamping bands. First and second end portions of the sealing sleeve receive tube end portions of the first and second tube, respectively. Deformable support elements are arranged on the outer face of the sealing sleeve without being connected to each other, such that first and second support element contact pressing portions of the support elements form first and second openings for receiving first and second end portions, respectively, of the sealing sleeve. A deformable connecting portion connects the first and second support element contact pressing portions. The first and second clamping bands shorten or extend to vary the spacing between the first and second support element contact pressing portions, respectively, to compress or relax the first and second end portions, respectively, of the sealing sleeve.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a connecting device (100) for connecting a first and a second tube, comprising a sealing sleeve (200), a plurality of support elements (300) and at least two clamping bands (401, 402). In order to form the connection, a first of two end portions (201, 202) of the sealing sleeve (200) receives a tube end portion of the first tube and the second end portion (202) receives a tube end portion of the second tube, which are connected to each other by means of the sealing sleeve (200). The sealing sleeve (200) has an inner face (210) and an outer face (220). The plurality of support elements (300) are disposed along the outer face (220) of the sealing sleeve (200) without being connected to each other. Each support element (300) at least partly consists of or contains a deformable material. Each support element (300) has a first support element contact portion (310) and a second support element contact portion (320).