Underwater pipe and connector assembly and method of assembling an underwater pipe and a connector
US10180203B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C66/8223
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An underwater pipe and connector assembly includes an underwater pipe having a pipe body and an annular connecting end section, a connector fixed in the connecting end section, and at least one reinforcing layer having a first fixed cover section fused to and fixedly covering the connecting end section, and a second fixed cover section fused to and fixedly covering an outer circumferential surface of the pipe body immediately adjacent the connecting end section. An outer coil is embedded between the first fixed cover section and the connecting end section and between the second fixed cover section and the outer circumferential surface of the pipe body immediately adjacent the connecting end section.
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