Thermoplastic pipe stub end
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorHarold Ahrbeck
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Abstract
An improved thermoplastic pipe stub end for welding to thermoplastic pipe is disclosed. The stub end has a flange portion integrally joined to a neck portion which has inner and outer surfaces and terminates at a welding face. The improvement resides in the reduction of the length of neck portion such that it extends from the flange a distance in millimeters of not greater than 1.5 .sqroot.O.D., where O.D. is the outer diameter in centimeters of the neck portion at the welding face. The improved stub end permits higher strength heat welds to be made by butt fusion between the thermoplastic stub end and a thermoplastic pipe to be joined thereto.
Claims7
An improved thermoplastic pipe stub end having a flange portion integrally joined to a neck portion, the neck portion having inner and outer surfaces and terminating at a welding face, the improvement comprising the neck portion extending from the flange a length in millimeters of not greater than 1.5.sqroot.O.D., where O.D. is the outer diameter in centimeters of the neck portion at the welding face.
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