Pipe section joining member, pipe joint and elongated pipe
AssigneeConstruction Research & Technology GmbH
InventorsFrank Apicella, Emmanuel Attiogbe, William Gold
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Abstract
A fiber reinforced polymer composite joining member for joining sections of pipe together to form an elongated pipe is disclosed. A pipe joint and elongated pipe includes at least two pipe sections having ends that are joined together with the joining member is also disclosed. The pipe joint and elongated pipe are formed by joining abutting ends of adjacent pipe sections with the joining member without the need for the adjacent pipe sections to have other connection means, such as standard bell and spigot end connections. Also provided is a method for joining pipe sections with the joining member to make an elongated pipe.
Claims25
A joining member for pipe sections comprising:
- a continuous band comprising a fiber reinforced polymer composite having a thickness defined between an inner surface and an outer surface and a width defined between opposite marginal sides,
- wherein said thickness of said continuous band is tapered down and decreases toward said opposite marginal sides of said continuous band;
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- a flange member extending radially outwardly from said outer surface of said continuous ring;
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- wherein said fiber reinforced polymer composite comprises a polymer matrix reinforced with a fiber fabric reinforcement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.