Pipe joints or couplings – Flexible joint – rigid members – Resilient sleeve type
Patent
1993-10-12
1996-08-20
Melius, Terry Lee
Pipe joints or couplings
Flexible joint, rigid members
Resilient sleeve type
285177, 285242, 285383, 285403, F16L 2100
Patent
active
055472320
ABSTRACT:
A reusable sealed coupling for joining a first pipe having a first internal diameter adjacent a first end thereof which is substantially equal to an outer diameter of a second pipe, the coupling comprising: a coupler capable of receiving the first end of the first pipe within a first portion thereof and an end of the second pipe within a second portion thereof so that the coupler, second pipe, and first pipe achieve mutual overlap in at least one region. The first and second pipes are both set into predetermined positions with respect to the coupler and with respect to one another; and a seal between the coupler, second pipe, said first pipe is created in at least a portion of the region of mutual overlap.
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Carrier Corporation
Chun Shackelford Heather
Melius Terry Lee
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