Apparatus for limiting a leak in the event of a rupture in pipework
US5297583A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L57/02
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for limiting a leak in the event of a rupture in pipework (1, 2), the device being characterized in that it comprises two flanges (4, 5) mounted on the pipework on respective sides of a section (3) of the pipework to be protected, the two flanges being assembled to each other by assembly means (10, 11) including members (12) having axial resilience leaving the duct free to expand axially, each flange including means (6, 7, 8, 9) for securing it axially on the pipework, and being itself constituted merely by two half-collars (5A, 5B) that are assembled together.
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