Pipe insulation fitting cover and fastening means and methods of using the same
AssigneeCarol Botsolas
InventorChris J. Botsolas
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Abstract
Disclosed is a pipe fitting cover for angled pipe joints formed of a single integral structure in which the opposed ends of the structure are secured about the angled pipe joint by a single securing means in the central portion of the topmost opposed end and wherein the top end may have an arcuate edge to provide a smoother overlap of the top end and bottom end. Also disclosed is a novel securing means for securing the cover about the angled pipe joint and a method of securing the cover about the angled pipe joint.
Claims15
In a pipe fitting cover for covering an angled pipe joint formed from a flexible resilient material as a single integral structure in a first elongated trough-like shape having opposed ends, said structure adapted to be folded into a second shape which is substantially the same shape as the angled pipe joint to be covered by the folding of the first of the opposed ends over the second end wherein the first end comprises a central portion and a terminal edge, the improvement comprising:
- said first end having an arcuate shaped terminal edge forming an apex in the central portion whereby said first end has a substantially convex shape, and means solely in the apex of the central portion for securing the first end to the second end when the pipe cover is in the operable position wrapped around the angled pipe joint.
A method of covering an angled pipe joint with a pipe fitting cover, said cover formed from a flexible resilient material as a single integral structure in a first elongated trough-like shape having opposed ends, said structure adapted to be folded into a second shape which is substantially the same shape as the angled pipe joint to be covered by the folding of the first of the opposed ends over the second end, wherein the first end has a central portion and an arcuate shaped terminal edge forming an apex in said central portion, said first end having a substantially convex shape, said method comprising:
- (a) inserting through the apex of the first end sole means for securing the first end to the second end;
- (b) placing said cover into fitting alignment with the angled pipe joint wherein the trough conforms to the outer radius of the angled pipe joint;
- (c) placing the second end about the inner radius of the angled pipe joint;
- (d) placing the first end over the second end;
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- (e) driving the securing means through the second end to thereby secure the first end to the second end and the cover about the angled pipe joint.
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