Flexible pipe having pressure armour layer
US8459306B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24017
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flexible pipe body and a method of manufacturing flexible pipe body and a tape used during the manufacturing are disclosed. The flexible pipe body includes at least one layer of helically wound tape, adjacent windings in the layer of tape being interlocked by a hooked region of a winding nested in a valley region of an adjacent winding wherein the tape has a cross-sectional profile comprising a first contact surface and parallel spaced apart side walls substantially perpendicular to the contact surface.
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