Abstract: A sealing joint construction with gasket for joints especially in or with plastic pipes, such as electrical or telephone conduit pipes, drainage or sewer conduit pipes, either bell-and-plain-spigot type pipe or plain end pipe connected by a coupling fitting or pipe and other drainage fittings, characterized by use of a smooth non-grooved, non-ribbed spigot male and bell-like female joined element ends telescoped in bell-and-spigot fashion, the female end being double-belled to receive snugly the innermost spigot end and outwardly thereof to define an annular recess of narrow gap or width and of considerable axial depth, and, inserted in the recess, a limp, pliable, endless, i.e.