Apparatus and method for sealing an end cap on an insulated pipe system
AssigneeIntegrity Products & Supplies Inc.
InventorGraham Brigham
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for sealing an end cap on an insulated pipe system is provided. A flexible body having a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side acts to prevent the ingress of moisture into an insulated pipe system at the connection between the end cap and the pipe. The top of the flexible body has an end cap receiver. The bottom of the flexible body circumferentially engages the pipe. The flexible body is sealable to the pipe by a sealant. The end cap receiver accepts an edge of an end cap. A flexible band circumferentially engages the flexible body to hold the flexible body on the pipe.
Claims19
An apparatus for sealing an end cap on an insulated pipe system, comprising:
- a flexible body having a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, the top of the flexible body having an end cap receiver and a band groove, the band groove being positioned adjacent the first side of the flexible body, the bottom of the flexible body circumferentially engaging an exterior surface of a pipe, the flexible body being sealable to the pipe by a sealant, the end cap receiver accepting an edge of the end cap;
- a flexible band, the flexible band circumferentially engaging the band groove of the flexible body to hold the flexible body on the pipe, the flexible band being sized to fit within the band groove;
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- the end cap receiver having a first wall and a second wall, the first wall being positioned adjacent the second side of the flexible body and the second wall being positioned between the band groove and the first wall such that the edge of the end cap is slidable between the first wall and the second wall.
A method of sealing an end cap on an insulated pipe system, comprising the steps of:
- providing an apparatus for sealing an end cap on an insulated pipe system, comprising:
- a flexible body having a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, the top of the flexible body having an end cap receiver and a band groove, the band groove being positioned adjacent the first side of the flexible body, the bottom of the flexible body circumferentially engaging an exterior surface of a pipe, the flexible body being sealable to the pipe by a sealant, the end cap receiver accepting an edge of the end cap;
- a flexible band, the flexible band circumferentially engaging the band groove of the flexible body to hold the flexible body on the pipe, the flexible band being sized to fit within the band groove;
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- the end cap receiver having a first wall and a second wall, the first wall being positioned adjacent the second side of the flexible body and the second wall being positioned between the band groove and the first wall such that the edge of the end cap is slidable between the first wall and the second wall;
- positioning the flexible body around the pipe adjacent to an insulation and a cladding such that the end cap receiver is engageable by the end cap when the end cap engages the cladding;
- positioning the flexible band around the flexible body and within the band groove for holding the flexible body around the pipe;
- utilizing sealant on the first side and the second side of the flexible body to seal the flexible body to the pipe;
- positioning the end cap within the end cap receiver such that the end cap engages the end cap receiver and the cladding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.