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Flexible pipe joint

US10605391B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

10References

12Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC · US

Inventors

Matthew Allen Hegler · Houston, US
Andrew Heaton · Chepstow, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 4, 2017
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16L55/07
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for securing a flexible pipe (101) to a further flexible pipe (102) in an end-to-end configuration includes an elongate tubular element (30) having a first and second end (33, 34) and an outer surface having a raised central region (35). At least one vent passage (55) extends at least partially across the raised central region (35).

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