Seal for a joint or juncture – Seal between fixed parts or static contact against... – Contact seal for a pipe – conduit – or cable
Patent
1997-06-10
1999-11-09
Knight, Anthony
Seal for a joint or juncture
Seal between fixed parts or static contact against...
Contact seal for a pipe, conduit, or cable
F16J 1546
Patent
active
059799099
ABSTRACT:
The present description pertains to a duct seal, or splice case seal, or other sealing member which is an inflatable envelope having an opening directly through a wall of the envelope or between walls thereof through which a probe is inserted to introduce a pressurizing medium. A means is provided for sealing of the sealing member upon withdrawal of the probe. Preferably the pressurizing medium is air. Preferably the walls of the envelope are substantially non-stretchable. An internal flap may be provided across the opening through which the probe is inserted, where the internal flap seals in response to pressure from within the sealing member. The flap preferably comprises a flexible polymeric sheet fixed to a wall of the sealing member such that the probe can pass through the hole and displace the flap, with the probe preferably passing between the flap and the wall substantially in the plane of the wall and at an angle of less than about 45.degree. to the plane of the wall. The opening through which the probe extends may be a lap join, and the opening may decrease in cross-sectional size toward the outside of the sealing member. A sealing material may be provided within the opening which is driven by internal pressure to block the opening upon withdrawal of the probe. A flap may be used in conjunction with the lap join opening.
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Beres John L.
Burkard Herbert G.
Knight Anthony
Novack Sheri M.
NV Raychem SA
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