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Tubular obturator for use with a hollow body

US4316487A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 1980
Grant dateFeb 23, 1982
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M3/022
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A tubular obturator for use with a hollow body e.g. a pipeline or cylindrical container, terminating in a cylindrical opening for closing the opening when it is desired to subject the body to a pressure test, comprises a cover, the diameter of which is slightly smaller than that of the opening of the body to be tested, and a cylindrical skirt extending from the cover and comprising a plurality of strips.

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