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US 2006/0038397 A1Published application
Split PVC repair coupling
OwnerElmo Barrerainventor
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Abstract
An improved interlocking pipe repair coupling suitable to join together two portions of pipe, or to close a hole, comprising two interlocking couplings with the strength to withstand pressure up to 500 psi, and a method for using said improved repair coupling is described.
Claims9
A pipe repair coupling for repairing a cylindrical pipe comprising:
- a pair of interlocking semi-circular independent segments, each of said segments being adapted to interlock together and form a throughbore conforming to the outside surface of a pipe with no spacing between said outer surface and said throughbore, said throghbore formed by said coupling able to withstand pressure up to 500 psi.
A method for repairing a hole in a pipe comprising the steps of:
- a. cleaning said pipe around the area to be repaired until said area is clean and dry;
- b. optionally applying an acceptable adhesive around the hole to be repaired;
- c. placing each of two coupling segments around the outer surface of the area in need of repair;
- d. and snap closing the coupling around the pipe to be repaired;
- e. allowing matter to flow through the repaired portion such that they exert a pressure on the repair coupling up to 500 psi.
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A method for joining two portions of a pipe comprising the steps of:
- a. cleaning said pipe around the area to be repaired until said area is clean and dry;
- b. optionally applying an acceptable adhesive to the two sections of pipe to be repaired;
- c. placing each of two coupling segments around the outer surface of the area in need of repair;
- d. and snap closing the coupling around the pipe to be repaired;
- e. allowing matter to flow through the repaired portion such that they exert a pressure on the repair coupling up to 500 psi.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.