Pipe connection with clamping ring

Claim 1

A pipe connection comprising a penetrating pipe part and a receiving pipe part, the latter being provided with a cylindrical widened end, the axial end of the cylindrical widened end cooperating clampingly with a retaining ring of generally Jshaped longitudinal cross-section, the part of the ring, which extends in the direction of the inner side of the receiving pipe part ending at a short distance from the free end of said receiving pipe part, the inner diameter of the retaining ring being substantially equal tO the inner diameter of the receiving pipe part, and a sealing ring having a sealing body part clamped between the bottom of the retaining ring and the axial end of the receiving pipe part, said sealing ring further including a portion which is connected with the sealing body part and which contacts at least partially the inner side of the widened end of the receiving pipe part and the outer side of the penetrating pipe part, wherein the sealing body only cooperates partially with the bottom of the retaining ring and cooperates resiliently with the axial end of the receiving pipe part, said pipe connection including means for absorbing shock as a result of impact thereto, said means for absorbing shock comprising the sealing body part, the retaining ring provided with hollows and elevations which cooperate with corresponding hollows and elevations provided on the radial outer surface of the receiving pipe part, such that when said retaining ring and receiving pipe part are coupled together spaces remain between engaging hollows and elevations to permit displacement of said retaining ring relative to said receiving pipe part thereby compressing said sealing body part without damaging said respective hollows and elevations when said pipe connection is subjected to impact by being dropped or the like.