Method for splicing drip irrigation hoses using splicing means internal to the hoses
AssigneeT-Systems International, Inc.
InventorsHarold Daigle, Scott Avenell
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is a method for splicing together a pair of drip irrigation hoses using splicing means internal to the pair of hoses. The pair of hoses are joined in axial alignment to form a junction with the splicing means interposed internal to each hose. A splicing means is bonded to an inside surface of each hose to fashion the pair of hoses and splicing means into a unitary structure using means for fixing the splicing means to another surface. A seal is formed using means for sealing circumferentially at the junction to create a water-tight seal.
Claims29
A method for splicing together a pair of drip irrigation hoses using means for splicing internal to the pair of hoses, comprising the steps of:
- joining the pair of hoses in axial alignment to form a junction with the splicing means interposed internal to each hose;
- bonding the splicing means to a first circumferential portion of an inside surface of each hose to fashion the pair of hoses and splicing means into a unitary structure;
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- forming a seal using means for sealing circumferentially at the junction to create a water-tight seal wherein the splicing means prevents a second circumferential portion of the inside surfaces of the hoses opposite to the splicing means from bonding to said splicing means during the forming of the seal.
A method for splicing together a pair of drip irrigation hoses using a splicing insert internal to the pair of the hoses, comprising the steps of:
- preheating each hose;
- inserting approximately half of the splicing insert into one hose;
- connecting the pair of hoses by inserting the other half of the splicing insert into the other hose, the pair of hoses being axially aligned and forming a junction;
- heating the pair of hoses around the junction to fuse the splicing insert to only a circumferential position of an inside surface of each hose proximate the junction;
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- fusing the junction circumferentially to create a primary water-tight seal.
A method for splicing together a pair of drip irrigation hoses comprising the steps of:
- inserting a first end of a splicing insert into an end of a collapsible first hose to be spliced;
- inserting a second end of the splicing insert into an end of a collapsible second hose to be spliced;
- bonding the insert to an inside surface of each hose;
- collapsing the hose ends over the bonded insert by applying pressure over the hose ends;and
- heating the collapsed hose ends fusing the hose ends together creating a splice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.