Insulating jacket for pipe fittings
US11680674B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L59/182
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An insulating jacket for enclosing a pipe fitting includes an elbow housing configured to envelop and cover a pipe elbow and a pair of coupling housings each configured to envelop couplings mounted to the elbow. Each of the housings is made from a pair of housing halves which are made from a block of rigid insulating material. Each pair of housing halves can be mated together by interlocking tongue in groove connection elements formed on the housing halves. The rigid insulating material is soft enough to be carved by hand and resilient enough to be deform sufficiently to allow the housing halves to be mated over the pipe fitting.
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