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AssigneeAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
InventorsJoseph A. BABCANEC, Bill R. VANHOOSE, Nicholas J. PIAZZA
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The present disclosure is directed to a method of welding a gasket to a spigot portion of a pipe section. The method includes supporting the gasket in a recess on the spigot portion of the pipe section. The gasket includes a seating portion and a sealing portion. The sealing portion includes a first shoulder portion and a second shoulder portion. A first bonding portion extends from the first shoulder portion and a second bonding portion extends from the second shoulder portion. The first bonding portion and the second bonding portion are provided to bond the gasket to the spigot portion. The method further includes heating a portion of the gasket and an adjacent surface of the spigot portion and applying a force onto the portion of the gasket following the application of heat to fuse the gasket onto the spigot portion.
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A gasket for providing a seal between a bell portion of a first corrugated pipe section and a spigot portion of a second corrugated pipe section, the gasket comprising:
A gasket for providing a seal between a bell portion of a first corrugated pipe section and a spigot portion of a second corrugated pipe section, the gasket comprising:
A pipe assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.