Pipe connection fitting

Claim 1

A pipe connection fitting for connecting a branch pipe to a main pipe comprising: a body having a nipple adapted to enter a branch opening in a pipe and a bore in communication with the nipple for the connection of a branch pipe to the body; a seal mounted on said body surrounding the nipple for sealing against the pipe; a pair of opposed ears integral with said body; a strap having an opening adjacent each end to receive an ear; said ears each having a tapered cam portion to cam the ends of the strap outwardly as the strap is moved downwardly until the strap openings engage the ears; said ears having depending lobe portions which prevent the strap ends from moving outwardly, said strap having a threaded opening midway between the ends thereof; and a break-away screw threaded through said strap opening and adapted to engage the pipe to secure the body to the pipe, said screw having a head portion which will break off at a predetermined torque, said bore being threaded to receive a branch pipe, said screw having a cutter end pipe adapted to cut into the main pipe until the head portion of the screw breaks off at a predetermined torque.