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US 2018/0023747 A1Published application
Fluid leak repair
AssigneeEnduratec Ltd.
InventorBruce Hutt
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Abstract
A fluid leak repair kit, comprising: a putty; a self-amalgamating tape; and a composite material for use in encompassing the self-amalgamating tape, said composite material comprising a flexible sheet or tape and a matrix component for binding the flexible sheet or tape, the matrix component comprising a resin or water-activated matrix component which, when cured, forms an outer shell.
Claims22
A fluid leak repair kit, comprising:
- a putty;
- a self-amalgamating tape;
- and
- a composite material for use in encompassing the self-amalgamating tape, said composite material comprising a flexible sheet or tape and a matrix component for binding the flexible sheet or tape, the matrix component comprising a resin or water-activated matrix component which, when cured, forms an outer shell.
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A method of repairing a fluid leak in a pipe or conduit, the method comprising:
- applying a layer of putty to said pipe or conduit at a location of said leak to seal it;
- wrapping, at tension, a self-amalgamating tape around said layer of putty to cover it;
- contacting a flexible sheet or tape with either:
- a resin, or
- water to activate a water-activated matrix component;
- and
- encompassing the self-amalgamating tape with the flexible sheet or tape such that the resin or water-activated matrix component binds with the flexible sheet or tape to form an outer shell with the flexible sheet or tape to substantially surround the joint.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.