Coupling for pipe or tubing

Claim 1

Coupling for pipe or tubing used in deep well operations wherein no torque or rotation is applied to said pipe during connection or use in the well, comprising in combination (1) a pair of ceramic pipes to be joined, (2) a cylindrical connector for each end of said pair of ceramic pipes to be joined, said connector comprising (a) a cylindrical collar having an axial bore said bore having the same inside diameter as said ceramic pipe, (b) a socket in said cylindrical collar having inside diameter for making a shrink fit and located at one end of said collar for receiving an end of said pipe for making said shrink fit, (c) a cylindrical extension at the other end of said connector from said collar and having a flanged tip, (d) said flanged tip having an outside diameter the same as said collar outside diameter and an axially tapered shoulder, (e) said flanged tip also having a transverse planar surface extending the fill radial with of said tip, (3) a two piece split ring clamp made of 17-4 PH stainless steel, comprising (a) a pair of axially tapered inside surfaces for cooperating with a pair of said flanged tip axially tapered shoulders in order to apply an axial force toward each of said transverse planar surfaces, and (b) a peripheral shallow groove located centrally on the outside of both pieces of said split ring clamp, (4) a hose clamp for encircling said split ring clamp and located in said shallow groove for applying radial pressure against said split ring clamp, and (5) a corrugated gasket made of 316 stainless steel for having a coefficient of thermal expansion higher than said 17-4 PH stainless steel and located between said transverse planar surfaces for creating a seal at said coupling, and whereby torqueless coupling of ceramic pipes may be made having superior tight coupling under high temperature conditions down hole.