Pipe joints or couplings – Repair
Patent
1998-05-29
1999-11-02
Arola, Dave W.
Pipe joints or couplings
Repair
285 211, 285 212, 285 31, 285323, 285351, 285369, 285383, 285423, 285915, 156158, 156296, 1563042, 1563046, F16L 5518
Patent
active
059755873
ABSTRACT:
A repair fitting is provided for sealably connecting ends of a pipeline, when a damaged section of the pipeline has been removed. In a preferred embodiment, the pipeline ends are connected using the repair fitting with two stab fittings. The repair fitting includes a first and second piston and a first and second cylinder, wherein the first piston is slidable in the first cylinder and the second piston is slidable in the second cylinder. In an alternate embodiment, two fusion joints are used with the repair fitting to sealably connect the ends of the pipeline. A method is provided for making a repair fitting and a method is also provided for repairing a damaged section of a pipeline.
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Bentley David E.
Wartluft Donald W.
Wood Timothy F.
Arola Dave W.
Continental Industries, Inc.
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