Repair device for elastomeric wall

A device for sealingly repairing a hole in a wall of a pressurizable enclosure, comprising:

• a plate defining an aperture;
• an elongate member extending through the aperture into the enclosure;
• an intermediate member engaged to the elongate member;
• the intermediate member forming a channel having open ends;
• a flexible elastic body softer than the channel fit closely within the channel, the elastic body defining an aperture therethrough closely fit with the elongate member;
• clamping members movably connected to the intermediate member, the clamping members having a folded position where the clamping members are disposed along the elongate member, the clamping members swingable from the folded position to a deployed position;
• engaging surfaces on the clamping members, the engaging surfaces faced toward the plate during the deployed position of the clamping members;
• end faces of the clamping members swinging into the channel through the open ends as the clamping members approach the deployed position;
• wherein the end faces deform the elastic body into sealing engagement with the elongate member during the deployed position;
• a layer on the engaging surfaces, the layer comprised of two at least initially segregated substances, a first substance being a curable adhesive resin and a second substance being a setting agent for the resin, at least one of the substances contained in breakable capsules in the layer.

A device for repairing a hole in a wall, comprising:

• a plate defining an aperture;
• an elongate member extending through the aperture;
• an intermediate member engaged to the elongate member;
• the intermediate member forming a channel having open ends;
• a flexible elastic body softer than the channel fit closely within the channel, the elastic body defining an aperture therethrough closely fit with the elongate member;
• clamping members swingable relative to the intermediate member, the clamping members having a folded position where the clamping members are disposed along the elongate member, the clamping members swingable from the folded position to a depolyed position in which end faces of the clamping members press the body at the channel's open ends thereby sealingly tightening the contact between the body and the elongate member;
• engaging surfaces on the clamping members, the engaging surfaces faced toward the plate during the deployed position of the clamping members;
• a flexible neck integrally connecting the clamping members to the intermediate member;
• a continuous surface formed by the engaging surfaces, a portion of the intermediate member and a facial zone of the neck;
• the device having a post deployment configuration wherein the continuous surface bears sealingly against the wall;
• a layer on the engaging surfaces having two initially separate substances, a first substance being a curable adhesive resin and a second substance being a setting agent for the resin, at least one of the substances contained in breakable capsules in the layer.