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US 2024/0288163 A1Published application
Joint Seal System & Method
AssigneeThe Schebler Co.
InventorsBradley Zogg, David Bruggeman, Al Landwher, Jason Heinz
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Abstract
A joint seal system and method may include a seal and a band. The seal may be positioned between abutting flanges of two adjacent duct sections. A band may be positioned over the two flanges and the flange interface. The joint seal system and method may be configured to mitigate and/or eliminate leakage of pressure, flue gases, condensate, and/or any other fluid, gas, and/or vapor between abutting flanges of duct sections at a flange interface.
Claims20
A prefabricated chimney duct section comprising:
- a) An inner shell, the inner shell further comprising:
- i) A first end configured with an inner shell rim;
- ii) A second end, the second end configured with an inner shell rim;
- iii) A body portion having an axial length, the body portion connecting the first end and the second end;
- b) A first inner shell spinner bolt flange configured as a collar with an interior to surround the exterior of the inner shell and an exterior face having a plurality of apertures positioned in and around a perimeter of the exterior face and wherein the first inner shell spinner bolt flange contacts and abuts the inner shell rim at the first end;
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- c) A second inner shell spinner bolt flange configured as a collar with an interior to surround the exterior of the inner shell and an exterior face having a plurality of apertures positioned in and around a perimeter of the exterior face and wherein the second inner shell spinner bolt flange contacts and abuts the inner shell rim at the second end.
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A prefabricated chimney duct system comprising:
- a) A first prefabricated chimney duct section comprising:
- i) A first inner shell, the first inner shell further comprising:
- (1) A first end configured with an inner shell rim;
- (2) A second end, the second end configured with an inner shell rim;
- (3) A body portion having an axial length, the body portion connecting the first end and the second end;
- ii) A first inner shell spinner bolt flange configured as a collar with an interior to surround the exterior of the first inner shell and an exterior face having a plurality of apertures positioned in and around a perimeter of the exterior face and wherein the first inner shell spinner bolt flange contacts and abuts the inner shell rim at the first end;
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- iii) A second inner shell spinner bolt flange configured as a collar with an interior to surround the exterior of the inner shell and an exterior face having a plurality of apertures positioned in and around a perimeter of the exterior face and wherein the second inner shell spinner bolt flange contacts and abuts the inner shell rim at the second end;
- b) A second prefabricated chimney duct section comprising:
- i) An inner shell, the inner shell further comprising:
- (1) A first end configured with an inner shell rim;
- (2) A second end, the second end configured with an inner shell rim;
- (3) A body portion having an axial length, the body portion connecting the first end and the second end;
- ii) A first inner shell spinner bolt flange configured as a collar with an interior to surround the exterior of the inner shell and an exterior face having a plurality of apertures positioned in and around a perimeter of the exterior face and wherein the first inner shell spinner bolt flange contacts and abuts the inner shell rim at the first end;
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- iii) A second inner shell spinner bolt flange configured as a collar with an interior to surround the exterior of the inner shell and an exterior face having a plurality of apertures positioned in and around a perimeter of the exterior face and wherein the second inner shell spinner bolt flange contacts and abuts the inner shell rim at the second end;
- c) A leak-free joint connecting the first prefabricated chimney duct section and the second prefabricated chimney duct section, the leak-free joint further comprising:
- i) A gasket having a plurality of apertures, the gasket positioned between the second inner shell spinner bolt flange of the first prefabricated chimney duct section and the abutting first inner shell spinner bolt flange of the second prefabricated chimney section, wherein the apertures of the gasket and the apertures of the second inner shell spinner bolt flange of the first chimney duct section and the apertures of the first inner shell spinner bolt flange of the second section are aligned;
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- ii) A plurality of fasteners inserted into and through the aligned apertures of the gasket and the apertures of the second inner shell spinner bolt flange of the first chimney duct section and the apertures of the first inner shell spinner bolt flange of the second section.
- iii) and the second first inner shell spinner bolt flange are rotatable around the perimeter of the inner shell and movable along the axial dimension of the intermediate portion of the inner shell and wherein a first gasket having a plurality of apertures is affixed to the face of the first inner shell spinner bolt flange and a second gasket having a plurality of apertures is affixed to second inner shell spinner bolt flange.
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A method of assembling a prefabricated chimney duct system comprising:
- a) Positioning a first prefabricated chimney duct section for connection, the first prefabricated chimney duct section further comprising:
- i) A first inner shell, the first inner shell further comprising:
- (1) A first end configured with an inner shell rim;
- (2) A second end, the second end configured with an inner shell rim;
- (3) A body portion having an axial length, the body portion connecting the first end and the second end;
- ii) A first inner shell spinner bolt flange configured as a collar with an interior to surround the exterior of the first inner shell and an exterior face having a plurality of apertures positioned in and around a perimeter of the exterior face and wherein the first inner shell spinner bolt flange contacts and abuts the inner shell rim at the first end;
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- iii) A second inner shell spinner bolt flange configured as a collar with an interior to surround the exterior of the inner shell and an exterior face having a plurality of apertures positioned in and around a perimeter of the exterior face and wherein the second inner shell spinner bolt flange contacts and abuts the inner shell rim at the second end;
- b) Positioning a second prefabricated chimney duct section adjacent to the first prefabricated chimney duct section, the second prefabricated chimney further comprising:
- i) An inner shell, the inner shell further comprising:
- (1) A first end configured with an inner shell rim;
- (2) A second end, the second end configured with an inner shell rim;
- (3) A body portion having an axial length, the body portion connecting the first end and the second end;
- ii) A first inner shell spinner bolt flange configured as a collar with an interior to surround the exterior of the inner shell and an exterior face having a plurality of apertures positioned in and around a perimeter of the exterior face and wherein the first inner shell spinner bolt flange contacts and abuts the inner shell rim at the first end;
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- iii) A second inner shell spinner bolt flange configured as a collar with an interior to surround the exterior of the inner shell and an exterior face having a plurality of apertures positioned in and around a perimeter of the exterior face and wherein the second inner shell spinner bolt flange contacts and abuts the inner shell rim at the second end;
- c) Positioning a gasket between the second inner shell spinner bolt flange of the first prefabricated chimney duct section and the abutting first inner shell spinner bolt flange of the second prefabricated chimney section, wherein a plurality of apertures are positioned around a perimeter of the gasket;
- d) Aligning the apertures of the second inner shell spinner bolt flange of the first chimney duct section and the apertures of the first inner shell spinner bolt flange of the second section with the plurality of apertures of the gasket via rotation;
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- e) Inserting a plurality of fasteners into and through the aligned apertures of the gasket and the apertures of the second inner shell spinner bolt flange of the first chimney duct section and the apertures of the first inner shell spinner bolt flange of the second section to create a leak-free joint connecting the first prefabricated chimney duct section and the second prefabricated chimney duct section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.