US4141576A
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Heat shrinkable sleeve for coupling pipe sections
Assignee: Corma Inc
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Filing: 1977-12-30
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Granted: 1979-02-27
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Expires: 1997-12-30
Abstract
Abstract Pipe sections are coupled end to end by shrinking a heat shrinkable sleeve in frictional engagement with the end portions of the pipe sections. In a preferred application of the invention, the pipe sections are corrugated and the sleeve conforms to the corrugated surfaces thereof providing a sound mechanical interlock.
Inventors
- 👤 Manfred A. A. Lupke
- 👤 Gerd P. H. Lupke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 05:12
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/66; B29C65/68; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/112; B29C66/1122; B29C66/114; B29C66/1142; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/52; B29C66/522; B29C66/5221; B29C66/5229; B29C66/52296; F; F16; F16L; F16L25/00; F16L25/0036; F16L47/00; F16L47/20; F16L47/22; B29L; B29L2023/00; B29L2023/18; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S285/00; Y10S285/903; Y10S285/909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A pipe joint comprising a pair of corrugated pipe sections aligned end to end, said pipe sections having respective adjacent end portions located within an auxiliary sleeve of relatively hard thermoplastic material adapted to resist shearing forces tending to misalign the end portions of the pipe sections, a sealing ring located within the auxiliary sleeve and positioned to provide a seal at the join between the ends of the pipe sections, and an outer heat shrinkable sleeve shrunk into frictional engagement with said end portions and conforming to the corrugations of said end portions and interlocking therewith, the auxiliary sleeve and sealing ring being clamped between the outer sleeve and said end portions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A pipe joint comprising a pair of corrugated pipe sections aligned end to end, said pipe sections having respective adjacent end portions located within an auxiliary sleeve of relatively hard thermoplastic material adapted to resist shearing forces tending to misalign the end portions of the pipe sections, a sealing ring located within the auxiliary sleeve and positioned to provide a seal at the join between the ends of the pipe sections, and an outer heat shrinkable sleeve shrunk into frictional engagement with said end portions and conforming to the corrugations of said end portions and interlocking therewith, the auxiliary sleeve and sealing ring being clamped between the outer sleeve and said end portions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pipe joint as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sealing ring is integral with the auxiliary sleeve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A pipe joint as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pipe sections, the auxiliary sleeve and outer sleeve are of circular cross section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pipe joint as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sealing ring is separate from the auxiliary sleeve.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A pipe joint as claimed in claim 4, wherein the pipe sections, the auxiliary sleeve and outer sleeve are of circular cross section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A pipe joint as claimed in claim 1, including a plurality of said sealing rings which are integral with the auxiliary sleeve, the spacing of the sealing rings corresponding to the spacing of the corrugations of the pipe sections.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A pipe joint as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sealing ring is constituted by a hollow annular projection integral with the interior of the auxiliary sleeve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
118 words
A pipe joint comprising, in combination: a pair of pipe sections of circular cross section aligned end to end, said pipe sections being of thermoplastic material and having respective corrugated end portions, a main sleeve of heat shrinkable thermoplastic material shrunk into frictional engagement with said end portions, the sleeve conforming to the corrugations of said end portions and interlocking therewith, an auxiliary sleeve of relatively hard thermoplastic material adapted to resist shearing forces tending to misalign the end portions of the pipe sections clamped between the main sleeve and said end portions, and a sealing ring located within the auxiliary sleeve and positioned to provide a seal at the join between the ends of the pipe sections.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
118 words
A pipe joint comprising, in combination: a pair of pipe sections of circular cross section aligned end to end, said pipe sections being of thermoplastic material and having respective corrugated end portions, a main sleeve of heat shrinkable thermoplastic material shrunk into frictional engagement with said end portions, the sleeve conforming to the corrugations of said end portions and interlocking therewith, an auxiliary sleeve of relatively hard thermoplastic material adapted to resist shearing forces tending to misalign the end portions of the pipe sections clamped between the main sleeve and said end portions, and a sealing ring located within the auxiliary sleeve and positioned to provide a seal at the join between the ends of the pipe sections.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pipe joint as claimed in claim 8, wherein the sealing ring is integral with the auxiliary sleeve.
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