Wrap-around irrigation tube patch
OwnerJimmie Lynn Bakerinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an inexpensive wrap-around irrigation tube patch composed of a thin, flexible polymer film and having a closure mechanism for quickly and effectively wrapping and sealing the patch around a damaged section of irrigation tubing. In addition, the present disclosure provides a method for sealing water leaks in irrigation tubing, the method including wrapping a wrap-around irrigation tube patch around a damaged section of irrigation tubing and sealing said patch around the irrigation tubing via a closure mechanism.
Claims20
A wrap-around irrigation tube patch, the patch comprising:
- a flexible polymer film having a thickness of from about 0.0254 mm to about 0.254 mm and including at least a first longitudinal edge portion and a second longitudinal edge portion;
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- a closure mechanism having a first closure member attached to the first longitudinal edge portion of the flexible polymer film and a second closure member attached to the second longitudinal edge portion of the flexible polymer film;
- wherein the wrap-around irrigation tube patch comprises a substantially uniform circumference diameter of from about 2.5 cm to about 40 cm.
A wrap-around irrigation tube patch, the patch comprising:
- at least a first flexible polymer film having a thickness of from about 0.0254 mm to about 0.254 mm and a second flexible polymer film having a thickness of from about 0.0254 mm to about 0.254 mm, wherein the first flexible polymer film is attached to the second flexible polymer film, and wherein each of the first and second flexible polymer films comprises at least a first longitudinal edge portion and a second longitudinal edge portion;
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- a closure mechanism having a first closure member attached to the first longitudinal edge portion of the second flexible polymer film and a second closure member attached to the second longitudinal edge portion of the second flexible polymer film;
- wherein the wrap-around irrigation tube patch comprises a substantially uniform circumference diameter of from about 2.5 cm to about 40 cm.
A method for sealing water leaks in irrigation tubing, the method comprising:
- wrapping a wrap-around irrigation tube patch around a damaged section of irrigation tubing, wherein the patch comprises a flexible polymer film, the flexible polymer film including at least a first longitudinal edge portion and a second longitudinal edge portion;
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- sealing the patch around the damaged section of irrigation tubing via a closure mechanism, wherein the closure mechanism comprises a first closure member attached to the first longitudinal edge portion of the flexible polymer film and a second closure member attached to the second longitudinal edge portion of the flexible polymer film.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.