Rubber band for repairs and method therefor
AssigneeOrihara Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeiichi Orihara, Yoshiji Orihara
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a rubber band for pipe repairs that can be tightly wound about a pipe of various types at a portion where fluid is leaking to cut off the leakage. A tentative fixing means is provided on one end of the rubber band and a retaining means is provided on the other to prevent the wound rubber band from loosening. After cutting off the leakage with the rubber band, a mending tape applied with a substance that reacts with water and becomes hardened is conveniently wound over the rubber band.
Claims22
A rubber band for pipe repairs to be wound about a portion of the pipe having a leak through which fluid such as liquid or gas is leaking, said rubber band comprising:
- a main body comprising a substantially flat strap composed of a rubber material;
- tentative fixing means, which is windable around the pipe, attached to an end of said main body, for tentatively fixing said substantially flat strap on the pipe, the tentative fixing means comprising at least one of an adhesive tape and a face to face fastener comprising a male member fixed to a face of the substantially flat strap and a female member fixed on an other face of the substantially flat strap;
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- retaining means attached to an other end of said main body to prevent said substantially flat strap from loosening around the pipe.
A rubber band for pipe repairs to be wound about a portion of the pipe having a leak through which fluid such as liquid or gas is leaking, said rubber band comprising:
- a main body comprising a substantially flat strap composed of a rubber material;
- a tentative fixing element, which is windable around the pipe, attached to an end of said main body, the tentative fixing element comprising at least one of an adhesive tape and a face to face fastener comprising a male member fixed to a face of the substantially flat strap and a female member fixed on an other face of the substantially flat strap;
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- a retaining element attached to an other end of said main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.