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Each gripper washer 22 is disposed between a gasket retaining ring 18 and an end connector 14. The gripper washers 22 can be any size and dimension, and made from any material, including but not limited to plastic, polyvinyl chloride, or metal. The gripper washers 22 are a washer-like structure, typ

Each gripper washer 22 is disposed between a gasket retaining ring 18 and an end connector 14. The gripper washers 22 can be any size and dimension, and made from any material, including but not limited to plastic, polyvinyl chloride, or metal. The gripper washers 22 are a washer-like structure, typically a metallic structure that comprises an interior diameter, a concentric inner periphery and an exterior periphery 24. Each gripper washer 22 is disposed between a gasket retaining ring 18 and an end connector 14, such that the exterior periphery 24 of the gripper washer 22 is in contact with, or in close proximity to, the shoulder 20 of the gasket retaining ring 18.

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1. A pipe coupling comprising: a) a cylindrical body for accepting and retaining ends of a pair of spaced apart pipe sections, the cylindrical body comprising two opposed ends, the two opposed ends each comprising an interior surface;b) an end connector attached to each of the opposed ends of the cy

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A pipe coupling comprising: a) a cylindrical body for accepting and retaining ends of a pair of spaced apart pipe sections, the cylindrical body comprising two opposed ends, the two opposed ends each comprising an interior surface;b) an end connector attached to each of the opposed ends of the cylindrical body, each end connector comprising an axially facing interior surface and a radially facing interior surface, the axially facing interior surface having a groove formed therein;c) a gasket disposed within an indentation defined within the interior surface of each of the opposed ends of the cylindrical body;d) a gasket retaining ring disposed between each end connector and the corresponding gasket, each gasket retaining ring having a shoulder disposed within the groove of the corresponding end connector; ande) a gripper washer disposed between each gasket retaining ring and end connector, each gripper washer comprising a concentric interior periphery composed of a plurality of gripping fingers;wherein the shoulder of each of the gasket retaining rings prevents the corresponding gripper washer from contacting the radially facing interior surface of the corresponding end connector. 2. The pipe coupling of claim 1, wherein the end connectors are attached to each end of the body by one or more of the following: friction welding, sonic welding or an adhesive. 3. The pipe coupling of claim 1, wherein each of the gaskets comprises an O-ring. 4. The pipe coupling of claim 1, wherein the gasket retaining ring is made from plastic or metal. 5. The pipe coupling of claim 4, wherein the gasket retaining ring is formed from polyvinyl chloride. 6. The pipe coupling of claim 1, wherein the gasket retaining rings and the end connectors are made from a same material. 7. The pipe coupling of claim 1, wherein the gripping fingers are metallic. 8. The pipe coupling of claim 1, wherein each groove formed in the axially facing interior surface of each end connector is annular. 9. The pipe coupling of claim 1, wherein only the shoulder of each of the gasket retaining rings prevents the corresponding gripper washer from contacting the radially facing interior surface of the corresponding end connector. 10. A method of using a pipe coupling, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing the pipe coupling according to claim 1;b) inserting one of the ends of the pair of spaced apart pipe sections into one of the two opposed ends of the body; andc) inserting the other of one of the ends of the pair of spaced apart pipe sections into the other one of the two opposed ends of the body. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the end connectors of the pipe coupling of step a) are attached to each end of the body by one or more of the following: friction welding, sonic welding or an adhesive. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein each of the gaskets of the pipe coupling of step a) comprises an O-ring. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein the gasket retaining rings of the pipe coupling of step a) are made from plastic or metal. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the gasket retaining rings of the pipe coupling of step a) are formed from polyvinyl chloride. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the gasket retaining rings and the end connectors of the pipe coupling of step a) are formed from polyvinyl chloride. 16. The method of claim 10, wherein the gripping fingers of the pipe coupling of step a) are metallic. 17. A pipe coupling comprising: a) a cylindrical body for accepting and retaining ends of a pair of spaced apart pipe sections, the cylindrical body comprising two opposed ends, the two opposed ends each comprising an interior surface;b) an end connector attached to each of the opposed ends of the cylindrical body, each end connector comprising an axially facing interior surface and a radially facing interior surface, the axially facing interior surface having an annular groove formed therein;c) a gasket disposed within an indentation defined within the interior surface of each of the opposed ends of the cylindrical body;d) a gasket retaining ring disposed between each end connector and the corresponding gasket, each gasket retaining ring having a shoulder disposed within the groove of the corresponding end connector; ande) a gripper washer disposed between each gasket retaining ring and end connector, each gripper washer comprising a concentric interior periphery composed of a plurality of gripping fingers;wherein the shoulder of each of the gasket retaining rings prevents the corresponding gripper washer from contacting the radially facing interior surface of the corresponding end connector and the gasket retaining rings and the end connectors are made from a same material. 18. The pipe coupling of claim 17, wherein only the shoulder of each of the gasket retaining rings prevents the corresponding gripper washer from contacting the radially facing interior surface of the corresponding end connector. 19. A pipe coupling comprising: a) a cylindrical body for accepting and retaining ends of a pair of spaced apart pipe sections, the cylindrical body comprising two opposed ends, the two opposed ends each comprising an interior surface;b) an end connector attached to each of the opposed ends of the cylindrical body, each end connector comprising an axially facing interior surface and a radially facing interior surface, the axially facing interior surface having a groove formed therein;c) a gasket disposed within an indentation defined within the interior surface of each of the opposed ends of the cylindrical body;d) a gasket retaining ring disposed between each end connector and the corresponding gasket, each gasket retaining ring having a shoulder disposed within the groove of the corresponding end connector; ande) a gripper washer disposed between each gasket retaining ring and end connector, each gripper washer comprising a concentric interior periphery composed of a plurality of gripping fingers;wherein the shoulder of each of the gasket retaining rings prevents the corresponding gripper washer from contacting the radially facing interior surface of the corresponding end connector and the gasket retaining rings and the end connectors are made from polyvinyl chloride. 20. The pipe coupling of claim 19, wherein only the shoulder of each of the gasket retaining rings prevents the corresponding gripper washer from contacting the radially facing interior surface of the corresponding end connector.