Method and system for installing a gasket
AssigneesMorgan Haringstad, Karmsund Maritime Group AS
InventorMorgan Haringstad
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Abstract
A method is for installing a gasket between two pipe-flange halves, the pipe-flange halves being designed to be brought together by bolts extending through bolt holes in the pipe-flange halves. The method comprises: arranging at least two installation bodies between the pipe-flange halves; attaching the installation bodies to respective bolts, letting the installation bodies form a gasket stop at a desired radial distance from a center axis of the pipe-flange halves; inserting the gasket between the pipe-flange halves until it hits the installation bodies; and clamping the gasket between the pipe-flange halves with the bolts. A system for use in practicing the method is described as well.
Claims5
A method for installing a gasket between two pipe-flange halves, the pipe-flange halves being designed to be brought together by bolts extending through bolt holes in the pipe-flange halves, wherein the method comprises:
- arranging at least two installation bodies between the pipe-flange halves,
- attaching the installation bodies to respective bolts,
- letting the installation bodies form a gasket stop at a desired radial distance from a center axis of the pipe-flange halves,
- providing an auxiliary tool,
- inserting the gasket between the pipe-flange halves with the auxiliary tool until the gasket hits the installation bodies,
- retracting the auxiliary tool from between the pipe-flange halves, and
- clamping the gasket between the pipe-flange halves with the bolts.
A system for installing a gasket between two pipe-flange halves, the pipe-flange halves being designed to be brought together by bolts extending through bolt holes in the pipe-flange halves, wherein at least two installation bodies are arranged to be attached to respective bolts, forming a gasket stop between the pipe-flange halves at a desired radial distance from a center axis of the pipe-flange halves, wherein each installation body is provided with a handle, and wherein an auxiliary tool is arranged for inserting the gasket between the brought-together pipe-flange halves, and is provided with a handle extending outside a periphery of the pipe-flange halves during the installation of the gasket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.