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.
Claims1
Bath overflow piping for connecting a bath overflow to a bath waste water pipe, the overflow piping comprising:
- a flexible piping connector having a first end and a second end and comprising a tubular flexible member having a substantially smooth inner bore surface;
- a pipe section connected at a first end with the first end of the connector, the pipe section being adapted to be connected at a second end to a bath waste water pipe;
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- an overflow attachment adapted for connecting the second end of the connector to an overflow outlet on a bath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.