A method is disclosed for the production of flexible pipes having a socket in which a socket element is fixed in overlapping relation to one end portion of a fabricated flexible pipe. The end portion of the pipe is elastically reduced in diameter and the socket element overlapped or telescoped with the reduced end portion. The socket element is then fixed to the reduced end portion of the pipe firmly under elastic stress when the reducing pressure is released. An elastic member may be interposed between the end portion of the pipe and the socket element at the overlap.
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