Pipe restraint and method for using the same

Brakes – Plastic deformation or breakage of retarder element – Element extruded through or around tool

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

188 67, 188134, 248 58, 248613, 248610, F16F 712

Patent

active

059344237

ABSTRACT:
A pipe restraint and methods for its use are disclosed. The pipe restraint includes a hollow cylindrical housing of varying diameter. A shaft having first and second wedges is received by the housing. The housing is attached to a fixed structural member, such as a wall and the shaft is attached to the pipe. Depending on the force being applied to the pipe, one of the wedges engages the housing at a point where the diameter changes. The housing's resistance to movement of the wedges varies between two points of differing diameter of the housing. In one embodiment a disc spring assembly is located at one end of the housing. In one method a gapped restraint is attached to a pipe and the size of the gap in the restraint is less than the anticipated movement of the pipe due to a static load.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1991684 (1935-02-01), Ketel
patent: 2437631 (1948-03-01), Wood
patent: 2621005 (1952-12-01), Turpoh
patent: 2905415 (1959-09-01), Sundahl
patent: 2908491 (1959-10-01), Suozzo
patent: 2965343 (1960-12-01), Sherburne et al.
patent: 3292917 (1966-12-01), Sherburne
patent: 3354991 (1967-11-01), Kenworthy
patent: 3450233 (1969-06-01), Massa
patent: 3482653 (1969-12-01), Maki et al.
patent: 3563346 (1971-02-01), Bainbridge
patent: 3643765 (1972-02-01), Hanchen
patent: 3865356 (1975-02-01), Wossner
patent: 3887223 (1975-06-01), Bez
patent: 3899047 (1975-08-01), Maeda et al.
patent: 4062994 (1977-12-01), Millman et al.
patent: 4078778 (1978-03-01), Hubweber
patent: 4181198 (1980-01-01), Lindberg
patent: 4301989 (1981-11-01), Kallenbach
patent: 4407395 (1983-10-01), Suozzo
patent: 4511114 (1985-04-01), Cawley
patent: 4589301 (1986-05-01), Griner
patent: 4823923 (1989-04-01), Moyer
patent: 4838033 (1989-06-01), Yamamoto et al.
patent: 4955467 (1990-09-01), Kallenbach
patent: 4978133 (1990-12-01), Thorne et al.
patent: 4988081 (1991-01-01), Dohrmann
patent: 4995486 (1991-02-01), Garneweidner
patent: 5018700 (1991-05-01), Hardtke
patent: 5131115 (1992-07-01), Sarto
patent: 5174421 (1992-12-01), Rink et al.
patent: 5314161 (1994-05-01), Domanski et al.
patent: 5497858 (1996-03-01), Cloud et al.
patent: 5588511 (1996-12-01), Kallenbach
Bush et al., "Aging and Service Wear of Hydraulic and Mechanical Snubbers Used on Safety-Related Piping and Components of Nuclear Power Plants," NUREG/CR-4279, PNL-5479, vol. 1.
Goodling et al., "The Disc Spring Pipe Restraint," Reprinted from The 1988 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, Jun. 19-23, 1988, ASME PVP vol. 144, pp. 187-192.
"Selected Publications on the Application of WEAR.TM. Pipe Restraints," ABB Impell Corporation, 1986-1992.
Grinnell Corporation Brochure, "Limit Stop," including draft paper entitled "McGuire Snubber Elimination Program" by Robert L. Cloud, James S.M. Leung, William H. Taylor and Robert L. Morgan, Jr.
"E-Bar Technical Product Brochure".

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Pipe restraint and method for using the same does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Pipe restraint and method for using the same, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Pipe restraint and method for using the same will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1110593

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.