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Composite tubing

Assignee: Samuel Moore and Co
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Filing: 1962-10-18
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Granted: 1966-04-12
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Expires: 1982-10-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 James H Coe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 14:50
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L3/00; F16L3/01; F16L11/00; F16L11/04; F16L11/08; F16L11/085

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 120 words
A SELF-STORING COMPOSITE FLEXIBLE PLASTIC TUBING ADAPTED TO TRANSMIT HIGH PRESSURE FLUID, SAID TUBING BEING OF COILED HELICAL CONFIGURATION ADAPTED FOR AXIAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION AND COMPRISING AN INNER TUBE OF CRYSTALLINE-LIKE POLYMERIC MATERIAL, A SINGLE BRAIDED LAYER OF FIBROUS MATERIAL DISPOSED ABOUT SAID INNER TUBE AND FORMING A REINFORCING MEMBER THEREFOR, AND AN OUTER SHEATH OF CRYSTALLINE-LIKE POLYMERIC MATERIAL COVERING SAID REINFORCING MEMBER, SAID INNER TUBE, REINFORCING MEMBER AND OUTER SHEATH BEING ABLE TO SLIP WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, THE WALL THICKNESS OF SAID INNER TUBE AND SAID OUTER SHEATH BEING GENERALLY INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE FLEXURAL MODULUS OF THE MATERIALS OF SAID INNER TUBE AND SAID OUTER SHEATH, WHEREBY SAID TUBING POSSESSES STABLITY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE CONDITIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 120 words
A SELF-STORING COMPOSITE FLEXIBLE PLASTIC TUBING ADAPTED TO TRANSMIT HIGH PRESSURE FLUID, SAID TUBING BEING OF COILED HELICAL CONFIGURATION ADAPTED FOR AXIAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION AND COMPRISING AN INNER TUBE OF CRYSTALLINE-LIKE POLYMERIC MATERIAL, A SINGLE BRAIDED LAYER OF FIBROUS MATERIAL DISPOSED ABOUT SAID INNER TUBE AND FORMING A REINFORCING MEMBER THEREFOR, AND AN OUTER SHEATH OF CRYSTALLINE-LIKE POLYMERIC MATERIAL COVERING SAID REINFORCING MEMBER, SAID INNER TUBE, REINFORCING MEMBER AND OUTER SHEATH BEING ABLE TO SLIP WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, THE WALL THICKNESS OF SAID INNER TUBE AND SAID OUTER SHEATH BEING GENERALLY INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE FLEXURAL MODULUS OF THE MATERIALS OF SAID INNER TUBE AND SAID OUTER SHEATH, WHEREBY SAID TUBING POSSESSES STABLITY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE CONDITIONS.

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