Methods for aligning pipes and connecting the lined pipe with adjacent or lateral pipes
US7172369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L55/165
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A deformed thermoplastic liner is drawn through a cut host pipe and split sleeve halves attached to it and then reformed to its cylindrical configuration using pressurized steam. The split sleeve halves are removed, and an adapter flange is fused onto a cut end of the liner portion. The split sleeves halves are then re-attached with the adapter flange between bolted flanges of the split sleeve halves and a section welded to the adjacent host pipe to provide a permanent pressure sealed connection. The lined host pipe can also be connected to a lateral pipe using a lateral extension fused to the rerounded liner and a third split sleeve half with a lateral pipe extension that receives the lateral extension and is attached to the lateral pipe, either directly, or through a second split sleeve.
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