Flexible piping connector
AssigneeMcAlpine & Company Limited
InventorJames Kenneth McAlpine
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Abstract
A flexible piping connector 10 includes a flexible elastomeric tubular member 12, with a central annular groove formed around the circumference of the member. Two rigid plastics tubular members 20, 22 engage with the flexible tubular member 12, while inner annular members 28 retain the flexible tubular member 12 in co-operation with the rigid members 20, 22. The rigid members 20, 22 may be connected to sections of piping, while the flexible member 12 allows the assembly to be flexed through a restricted range of angles to allow for construction of piping lengths at non-standard angles, while the connector retains a smooth inner bore.
Claims19
A flexible piping connector comprising a tubular flexible member and at least two flanking rigid tubular members located concentric with and axially displaced either side of the flexible member, wherein at least one of the rigid members comprises means for connecting with a section of piping, and wherein the connector has a substantially smooth inner bore surface.
A tubular flexible member for use in a flexible piping connector, the flexible member having means for engaging with rigid tubular members and for defining a substantially smooth inner bore wall when engaged with said tubular members.
A piping section comprising a tubular flexible member and at least two flanking rigid tubular piping members located concentric with and axially displaced either side of the flexible member, wherein the piping section has a substantially smooth inner bore surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.