Reactor water isolation devices
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsKevin Joseph Wensel, Scott S. Duink, Mark P. Allison
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Abstract
A seal clamp assembly for sealing an opening in a piping system includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a base having a first side, a second side and an aperture extending therethrough from the first side to the second side, and a brace coupled to the base. The brace includes a distal pad hingedly coupled to a distal end portion of the brace. The seal clamp assembly also includes a spring bridge coupled to the base first side. The bridge includes a substantially rectangular U-shaped frame and an aperture extending through the spring bridge frame such that the spring bridge aperture is in substantial lineal alignment with the base aperture. A clamping assembly is coupled to a proximate end portion of the brace.
Claims14
A seal clamp assembly for sealing an opening in a piping system, said seal clamp comprising:
- a base comprising a first side, a second side and an aperture extending therethrough from said first side to said second side;
- a brace coupled to said base, said brace comprising a distal pad hingedly coupled to a distal end portion of said brace;
- a spring bridge coupled to said base first side, said bridge comprising a substantially rectangular U-shaped frame and an aperture extending through said spring bridge frame such that said spring bridge aperture is in substantial lineal alignment with said base aperture;
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- a clamping assembly coupled to a proximate end portion of said brace.
A seal clamp assembly for sealing an opening in a piping system, said seal clamp comprising:
- a base comprising a first side, a second side and an aperture extending therethrough from said first side to said second side;
- a brace coupled to said base, said brace comprising a distal pad hingedly coupled to a distal end portion of said brace;
- a spring bridge coupled to said base first side, said bridge comprising a substantially rectangular U-shaped frame, an aperture extending through said spring bridge frame such that said spring bridge aperture is in substantial lineal alignment with said base aperture;
- a shaft comprising a first end and a second end, said shaft first end extending through said base aperture and said shaft second end extending through said spring bridge aperture;
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- a clamping assembly coupled to a proximate end portion of said brace.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.