FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pipe gasket for joining large diameter pipe of the invention showing the overall profile of the gasket, the adjacent pipes being shown in phantom lines as not forming a part of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the pipe gasket for joining large diameter pipe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the pipe gasket for joining large diameter pipe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the pipe gasket for joining large diameter pipe of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of the pipe gasket for joining large diameter pipe showing the detail of the external surfaces of the gasket, taken along line 5–5 as shown in FIG. 2.