Plumbing arrangement
AssigneeUponor Innovation AB
InventorsTeemu Inha, Mika Laurila
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Abstract
A plumbing arrangement having a pre-insulated pipe section. The pre-insulated pipe section includes a pipe and a thermal insulation layer of rigid foam molded to surround the pipe. The pre-insulated pipe section having fasteners made of rigid material fixedly connected to the insulation layer as integral parts for connecting the pre-insulated pipe section to another structure.
Claims25
A plumbing arrangement comprising a pre-insulated pipe section, the pre-insulated pipe section comprising a pipe and a thermal insulation layer of rigid foam molded to surround the pipe, wherein the pre-insulated pipe section comprises fasteners made of rigid material fixedly connected to the insulation layer as integral parts for connecting the pre-insulated pipe section to another structure, wherein the fastener comprises a baseplate comprising perforations which form passageways for the uncured foam during molding for securing the baseplate to the rigid foam, when cured, and a fastening member arranged to the baseplate for connecting the pre-insulated pipe section to another structure.
A plumbing arrangement comprising a pre-insulated pipe section, the pre-insulated pipe section comprising a pipe and a thermal insulation layer of rigid foam molded to surround the pipe, wherein the pre-insulated pipe section comprises fasteners made of rigid material fixedly connected to the insulation layer as integral parts for connecting the pre-insulated pipe section to another structure, wherein the plumbing arrangement comprises a prefabricated installation module having mounting means for mounting in a room of a building to form continuous vertical plumbing lines together with other similar installation modules, the installation module comprising the pre-insulated pipe section, and a frame made of metal and having an inner space into which the pre-insulated pipe section is installed and supported to the frame with said fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.