Pipe Connection
AssigneeSevern Trent Water Limited
InventorClive Smedley
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Abstract
A device and method for permanent sealing of a connection between a larger diameter water pipe and a smaller diameter water pipe provided by a valved fitting. The device includes a first member and a second member for securing the first member to the larger diameter pipe. The first member defines a chamber for receiving the valved fitting and has a profile for engagement with the external surface of the larger diameter pipe surrounding the valved fitting and an inlet to the chamber for introducing a settable sealing material.
Claims23
A device for permanent sealing of a connection between a larger diameter water pipe and a smaller diameter water pipe provided by a valved fitting, characterised in that the device comprises a first member defining a chamber for receiving the valved fitting and having a profile for engagement with an external surface of the larger diameter pipe surrounding the valved fitting and an inlet to the chamber for introducing a settable sealing material, and a second member for securing the first member to the larger diameter pipe.
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