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US 12,078,284 B2Granted
Preformed insulation fitting
AssigneeDistribution International, Inc.
InventorsSteven Berg, Johnny Toutcheque, Jr.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a preformed elbow insulation fitting includes applying an adhesive to an edge surface of each of a plurality of insulation gore components. After applying the adhesive, the plurality of insulation gore components are formed around a mold. When forming the plurality of gores around the mold, adjacent gores of the plurality of gores are adhered together to form a preformed insulation elbow around the mold. The preformed insulation embow can include a split line space between gore components running radially along a perimeter of the preformed insulation elbow. The preformed insulation elbow is then removed from the mold.
Claims17
A preformed elbow insulation fitting comprising:
- a plurality of insulation gore components, the plurality of insulation gore components including a first insulation gore component and a second insulation gore component, each of the first insulation gore component and the second insulation gore component comprising:
- a first longitudinal side surface,
- a second longitudinal side surface opposite the first longitudinal side surface,
- a width defined between the first longitudinal side surface and the second longitudinal side surface,
- a first gore component end portion,
- a second gore component end portion opposite the first gore component end portion, and
- a central region between the first gore component end portion and the second gore component end portion,
- wherein the width of the first insulation gore component decreases in a direction from the central region of the first insulation gore component toward the first gore component end portion of the first insulation gore component and from the central region of the first insulation gore component toward the second gore component end portion of the first insulation gore component,
- wherein the width of the second insulation gore component decreases in a direction from the central region of the second insulation gore component toward the first gore component end portion of the second insulation gore component and from the central region of the second insulation gore component toward the second gore component end portion of the second insulation gore component, and herein the first insulation gore component is adhered to the second insulation gore component,
- wherein the central region of the first insulation gore component is adhered to the central region of the second insulation gore component,
- wherein the first gore component end portion of the first insulation gore component is adhered to the second gore component end portion of the first insulation gore component, and wherein the first gore component end portion of the second insulation gore component is adhered to the second gore component end portion of the second insulation gore component, and,
- wherein the central region of the first insulation gore component is adhered to the central region of the second insulation gore component via a first adhesive material, and wherein the first gore component end portion of the first insulation gore component is adhered to the second gore component end portion of the first insulation gore component via a binding material and the first gore component end portion of the second insulation gore component is adhered to the second gore component end portion of the second insulation gore component via the binding material.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- forming a first insulation gore component around a mold, the first insulation gore component including a first insulation gore component first longitudinal side surface, a first insulation gore component second longitudinal side surface opposite the first insulation gore component first longitudinal side surface, a first insulation gore component width defined between the first insulation gore component first longitudinal side surface and the first insulation gore component second longitudinal side surface, a first insulation gore component first end portion, a first insulation gore component second end portion opposite the first insulation gore component first end portion, and a first insulation gore component central region between the first insulation gore component first end portion and the first insulation gore component second end portion;
- forming a second insulation gore component around the mold and adhered to the first insulation gore component, the second insulation gore component including a second insulation gore component first longitudinal side surface, a second insulation gore component second longitudinal side surface opposite the second insulation gore component first longitudinal side surface, a second insulation gore component width defined between the second insulation gore component first longitudinal side surface and the second insulation gore component second longitudinal side surface, a second insulation gore component first end portion, a second insulation gore component second end portion opposite the second insulation gore component first end portion, and a second insulation gore component central region between the second insulation gore component first end portion and the second insulation gore component second end portion;
- applying a first adhesive to adhere the first insulation gore component to the second insulation gore component;
- applying a second adhesive at an exposed surface of the first insulation gore component and an exposed surface of the second insulation gore component;
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- placing a binding material at the second adhesive such that the binding material extends along the first insulation gore component first end portion, the first insulation gore component second end portion, the first insulation gore component second longitudinal side surface, the second insulation gore component first end portion, the second insulation gore component second end portion, and the second insulation gore component first longitudinal side surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.