US Patent 10386000 Pipe connector for connecting two pipe sections

A pipe connector may include a lower motion link and an upper motion link, which may be fastened so as to be pivotable towards each other about a pivot axis. The lower motion link may have a lower seating for one of the pipe sections, and a bearing surface for the connection flange of the first pipe section. The upper motion link may have an upper seating for the other of the pipe sections, and a bearing surface for the connection flange of the second pipe section. The pivot axis may be aligned substantially at right angles to an axial direction of the lower seating and of the upper seating for the pipe sections. In a closed state, the bearing surfaces may be facing each other so that the connection flanges of both pipe sections may be able to be clasped.