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US 12,085,215 B2Granted
Pipe assembly insulation and vapor barrier
AssigneeVictaulic Company
InventorsJeffrey J. Webster, Adam M. Grey, Jacob M. Marunich, Ryan D. Kuehner
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Abstract
An insulating cover for assemblies including pipe elements, pipe couplings, elbows, Tees and valves also acts as a vapor barrier. Cover portions are joined along a seam which provides for a continuous seal between both the cover portions and the pipe elements which extend through channels defined in the cover. The seam includes a furrow into which sealant is forced when the cover portions are joined around the assembly. The furrow is defined by an asymmetric tongue and groove joint. Canals in the channels, in communication with the grooves, also receive the sealant to provide the continuous seal.
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A cover positionable surrounding an assembly joining pipe elements, said cover comprising:
- a first cover portion defining a first recess for receiving said assembly, said first cover portion having a first sidewall defining a first channel and a second sidewall defining a second channel, said first and second channels being in communication with said first recess, said first and second channels for receiving said pipe elements;
- a second cover portion defining a second recess for receiving said assembly, said second cover portion having a third sidewall defining a third channel and a fourth sidewall defining a fourth channel, said third and fourth channels being in communication with said second recess, said third and fourth channels for receiving said pipe elements;
- a first perimeter face positioned on said first cover portion, said first perimeter face surrounding said first recess and said first and second channels;
- a second perimeter face positioned on said second cover portion, said second perimeter face surrounding said second recess and said third and fourth channels, at least a first portion of said first perimeter face and at least a first portion of said second perimeter face defining a joint extending along a perimeter of said first and second perimeter faces when said first and second cover portions are joined to one another surrounding said assembly;
- and
- a seal positionable within said joint;
- wherein
- said at least said first portion of said first perimeter face comprises a groove extending therealong, and said at least said first portion of said second perimeter face comprises a tongue extending therefrom, wherein said tongue is received within said groove when said first and second cover portions are joined to one another surrounding said assembly.
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A cover positionable surrounding an assembly joining pipe elements, said cover comprising:
- a first cover portion defining a first recess for receiving said assembly, said first cover portion having a first sidewall defining a first channel and a second sidewall defining a second channel, said first and second channels being in communication with said first recess, said first and second channels for receiving said pipe elements;
- a second cover portion defining a second recess for receiving said assembly, said second cover portion having a third sidewall defining a third channel and a fourth sidewall defining a fourth channel, said third and fourth channels being in communication with said second recess, said third and fourth channels for receiving said pipe elements;
- a first perimeter face positioned on said first cover portion, said first perimeter face surrounding said first recess and said first and second channels;
- a second perimeter face positioned on said second cover portion, said second perimeter face surrounding said second recess and said third and fourth channels, said second perimeter face being engageable with said first perimeter face at a joint extending along a perimeter of said first and second perimeter faces for joining said first and said second cover portions to one another surrounding said assembly;
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- a seal positionable within said joint wherein:
- said first perimeter face comprises first and second alignment cutouts;
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- said second perimeter face comprises first and second alignment blocks, said first and second alignment cutouts having a complementary shape to said first and second alignment blocks so that said first and second alignment blocks interlock with said first and second alignment cutouts when said first and second cover portions are joined to one another.
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A cover positionable surrounding an assembly joining first and second pipe elements to one another, said cover comprising:
- a first cover portion defining a first recess for receiving said assembly, said first cover portion defining first and second channels for receiving said first pipe element, said first and second channels being in communication with said first recess;
- a second cover portion defining a second recess for receiving said assembly, said second cover portion defining third and fourth channels for receiving said second pipe element, said third and fourth channels being in communication with said second recess;
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- a seal;
- wherein
- said first and second cover portions are joined to one another to surround said assembly and said pipe elements by a joint, said seal being positionable within said joint, said joined first and second cover portions forming a seam, said seam comprising a furrow facing outwardly away from said first and second recesses, at least a portion of said joint being defined by a tongue extending from said first cover portion, said tongue being received within a groove positioned in said second cover portion, said furrow being defined by a first surface on one of said first and second cover portions oriented angularly with respect to a second surface on the other of said first and second cover portions, said first and second surfaces being in facing relationship.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.