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US 7,243,697 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for coating pipes
AssigneePipeline Indusction Heat Ltd.
InventorsDamian Daykin, Terence Cottrell, Adrian Kelly
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Abstract
Apparatus for coating pipes includes means for applying a sheet material 32,33,34, to a pipe 2 and means for heating 23,31 the sheet material and/or pipe. The means for heating may be operative to heat the sheet material during its application to the pipe. The means for heating may comprise a means for directing hot air towards the pipe and/or sheet material. The sheet material may be disposed on reels housed in canisters 22 that are releasably mounted on the apparatus.
Claims12
Apparatus for coating pipes comprising:
- means for applying a sheet material to a pipe;
- first means for pre-heating the sheet material prior to applying the sheet material to the pipe;
- a canister housing a reel for supplying sheet material in the form of a tape which may be withdrawn from the canister, said canister being configured and arranged to releasably couple to said apparatus itself;
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- second means for heating the pipe as the sheet material is being applied to the pipe.
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