Repair patch for pipes
AssigneesWally Jarrett, Cory Jarrett
InventorsWally Jarrett, Cory Jarrett
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Abstract
A patch for a pipe includes a patch body that has an outer surface and an inner surface. The patch body is curved to correspond to the curvature of a pipe that may include a defect that is desired to be sealed. A plug extends from the inner surface of the patch and the plug is configured to fit within the defect while the inner surface of the patch is in contact with an outer diameter of the pipe. The patch is adhered to the pipe using a primer and an adhesive that is applied to the outer diameter of the pipe surrounding the defect, the inner surface of the patch, or to both surfaces. Attachment straps may wrap around the pipe and the patch as the adhesive sets to maintain contact between the pipe and the patch.
Claims17
A patch for repairing a pipe including a detect comprising:
- a patch body including an outer surface and an inner surface and a patch thickness defined between said patch body outer surface and said patch body inner surface;
- a plug extending from said patch body inner surface, wherein said plug includes a plug outer surface, and wherein said plug outer surface is curved;
- a first attachment notch defined in said patch body wherein said first attachment notch is positioned at a first edge of said patch body, wherein a depth of said first attachment notch is greatest at the first edge of said patch body, and wherein the depth of said first attachment notch decreases moving away from the first edge of said patch body;
- wherein said patch body inner surface is curved and wherein said patch body outer surface is curved, and wherein a radius of curvature of said patch body inner surface is less than the radius of curvature of said patch body outer surface;
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- wherein said curved plug outer surface is parallel to said curved patch body inner surface.
A patch for repairing a pipe comprising:
- a patch body including an outer surface and an inner surface, and a patch thickness defined between said patch body outer surface and said patch body inner surface;
- a plug extending from said patch body inner surface;
- a first attachment notch defined in said patch body, wherein said first attachment notch is positioned at a first edge of said patch body, and wherein said first attachment notch is defined through at least a portion of said patch body outer surface;
- wherein a depth of said first attachment notch is greatest at the first edge of said patch body, and wherein the depth of said first attachment notch decreases moving away from the first edge of said patch body;
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- wherein said first attachment notch is configure to receive an attachment strap to secure said patch body to a pipe.
A method of patching a pipe comprising:
- identifying a detect in a pipe;
- inserting a plug extending from a curved inner surface of a patch body of a patch into the defect in the pipe, wherein the plug includes a curved plug outer surface, and wherein said curved plug outer surface is parallel to said curved inner surface of said patch body, and wherein the patch includes a first attachment notch defined at a first edge of said patch body, wherein a depth of said first attachment notch is greatest at the first edge of said patch body, and wherein the depth of said first attachment notch decreases moving away from the first edge of said patch body;
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- securing said patch to said pipe, wherein securing said patch to said pipe includes positioning an attachment strap in said first attachment notch and wrapping the attachment strap around said patch and said pipe when said plug of said patch is inserted into the defect in said pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.