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US 2002/0117226 A1Published application
Reinforced corrugated tubing system
OwnerJohn A. Malcarne JR.inventor
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Abstract
Reinforced corrugated tubing comprising corrugated tubing having peaks and valleys and a reinforcement material disposed in the valleys. A method of reinforcing corrugated tubing comprises disposing a reinforcement material in valleys of the corrugated tubing.
Claims26
A reinforced metal corrugated tubing comprising:
- a corrugated tubing having an outer surface including convolutions of peaks and valleys;
- a reinforcement material disposed in said valleys.
A method of reinforcing corrugated tubing having an outer surface including convolutions of peaks and valleys, the method comprising:
- disposing a reinforcement material on said corrugated tubing, said reinforcement material being positioned in a plurality of said valleys.
A method of making a reinforced corrugated tubing comprising:
- extruding a reinforcement material over the corrugated tubing, said corrugated tubing having convolutions of peaks and valleys;
- driving the reinforcement material into the valleys;
- attaching a fitting to the corrugated tubing;
- and
- disposing a sleeve over said reinforcement material and said fitting.
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