Reinforced pipe and method of installation
AssigneeConstruction Product Marketing, LLC, DBA CPM Pipelines
InventorChristopher P. MacDonald
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Abstract
A reinforced pipe is formed from several sections of unreinforced pipe joined end-to-end to form a length of host conduit; and a seamless, flexible, fabric-reinforced pipe liner positioned inside the host conduit before the host conduit is used to carry any fluids. The unreinforced host conduit sections may be concrete, polyethylene, or other corrosion resistant storm drain pipe sections, and the pipe liner may be a seamless, flexible, fabric-reinforced pipe liner or other similar pipe liner system.
Claims19
A method of creating and installing a reinforced pipe comprising:
- laying several sections of host conduit in a trench:
- joining the host conduit sections end-to-end to form a length of host conduit with first and second open ends:
- pulling a pipe liner through the length of host conduit before the host conduit is used to carry fluid such that a first end of the pipe liner extends from the first end of the length of host conduit and a second end of the pipe liner extends from the second end of the length of host conduit;
- attaching the first end of the pipe liner to the first end of the length of host conduit:
- attaching the second end of the pipe liner to the second end of the length of host conduit;
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- attaching the first and second open ends of the host conduit to other fluid-carrying components.
A method of creating and installing a reinforced pipe comprising:
- digging a trench:
- laying several sections of unreinforced concrete storm drain pipes in the trench:
- joining the unreinforced concrete storm drain pipe sections end-to-end to form a length of host conduit with first and second open ends:
- pulling a seamless, flexible, fabric-reinforced pipe liner through the length of host conduit such that a first end of the pipe liner extends from the first end of the length of host conduit and a second end of the pipe liner extends from the second end of the length of host conduit:
- attaching the first end of the pipe liner to the first end of the length of host conduit:
- attaching the second end of the pipe liner to the second end of the length of host conduit:
- attaching the first and second open ends of the host conduit to other fluid-carrying components:
- and covering the trench with fill materials.
A reinforced pipe comprising:
- several sections of unreinforced pipe joined end-to-end to form a length of host conduit with first and second open ends:
- and
- a seamless, flexible, fabric-reinforced pipe liner pipe liner positioned inside the host conduit before the host conduit is used to carry any fluids, the pipe liner having a first end attached to the first end of the host conduit and a second end attached to the second end of the host conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.