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US 2010/0244439 A1Published application
Expansion joint for pipe system
AssigneeMECS, Inc.
InventorRafael C. Take
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Abstract
An expansion joint for a pipe system includes a deformable section interconnecting first and second pipe sections. A first mount is secured to the first pipe section in a passageway of the first pipe. A second mount is secured to the second pipe section in a passageway of the second pipe. A flexible tension member, extending through the deformable section, tethers the first and second mounts to each other.
Claims21
An expansion joint for a pipe system comprising:
- a first pipe section defining a first passageway having a longitudinal axis;
- a second pipe section defining a second passageway having a longitudinal axis;
- a deformable section interconnecting the first and second pipe sections so that the first and second passageways are fluidly connected, the deformable section being constructed to deform upon relative movement of the first and second pipe sections with respect to each other;
- a first mount secured to the first pipe section in the first passageway;
- a second mount secured to the second pipe section in the second passageway;
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- a flexible tension member tethering the first and second mounts to each other, the flexible tension member extending through the deformable section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.