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US 11,994,249 B2Granted
Pipe shields and methods of shielding a pipe
OwnerAndrea Pappasinventor
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Abstract
A conduit thermal shield that may include a section of shielding material having opposing ends connected by a connector. The shielding material is configured to wrap around a pipe with the opposing ends connecting via the connector. In various embodiments, the shielding material may be sections of a roped material, such as sisal rope, and the connectors may include one or more cooperating magnets disposed at or near opposing ends of the shielding material and the connectors may be adjustable.
Claims11
A pipe shield comprising
- a shielding material having opposing ends and two surfaces, where the shielding material is sisal rope stacked in one dimension;
- and
- a connector disposed on at least one of the opposing ends of the shielding material and configured to connect the opposing ends of the shielding material to define an interior surface from one of the two surfaces and an exterior surface from the other of the two surfaces, where the connector is a magnetic connector with a cooperating magnet disposed on each of the opposing ends of the shielding material, and where
- the pipe shield being configured to wrap around and encircle a pipe to form an annular gap between the pipe and the interior surface of the shielding material when the connector is connected, the connector being adjustable to adjust the annular gap.
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A method of shielding a pipe comprising:
- providing a pipe shield including
- a shielding material having opposing ends and two surfaces, where the shielding material is sisal rope stacked in one dimension, and
- a connector disposed on at least one of the opposing ends of the shielding material and configured to connect the opposing ends of the shielding material to define an interior surface from one of the two surfaces and an exterior surface from the other of the two surfaces, where the connector is a magnetic connector with a cooperating magnet disposed on each of the opposing ends of the shielding material;
- wrapping the pipe shield around a pipe;
- connecting the connector to encircle the pipe and form an annular gap between the pipe and the interior surface of the shielding material;
- and
- adjusting the connector to adjust the annular gap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.