Flange protector and masking device
AssigneeProtective Industries, Inc.
InventorsFrederick W. Zeyfang, William H. Sardini
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Abstract
A flange protector is provided for a raised face of a flange comprising a flexible impact-resistant material having a cover portion, the raised surface defined by a circumferential raised shoulder portion extending from a surface of the flange, the cover portion having such dimension and configured to cover in protective relationship the raised surface of a flange, the flange protector extending across the raised surface and having a skirt portion which extends downwardly in encompassing relationship to the shoulder portion from the flange surface, the skirt portion contacting the raised shoulder portion at a single point of contact.
Claims64
A flange protector and masking device comprising a flexible impact-resistant material having a cover portion to cover a raised face of a flange, said raised face surface defined by a circumferential raised shoulder portion extending from a surface of said flange, said cover portion having such dimension and configured to cover in protective relationship the raised face surface of a flange, said cover portion of said flange protector extending across said raised face surface and having a skirt portion at a periphery thereof which is configured to extend downwardly from said cover portion in encompassing relationship to said shoulder portion, a surface of said skirt opposing said shoulder portion when in encompassing relationship thereto having at least one protrusion extending therefrom serving to space said skirt from said shoulder portion.
In combination, a flange protector and masking device and a flange having a raised face surface, said flange protector being in protective relationship with the raised face surface of said flange, said flange protector comprising a flexible impact-resistant material having a cover portion to cover said raised face of a flange, said cover portion having such dimension and configured to cover in protective relationship the raised face surface of said flange, said raised face surface defined by a circumferential raised shoulder portion extending from a surface of said flange, said cover portion having such dimension and configured to cover in protective relationship the raised face surface of a flange, said cover portion of said flange protector extending across said raised face surface and having a skirt portion which extends downwardly along said shoulder portion;
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- wherein a surface of said skirt portion opposing said shoulder portion when in encompassing relationship thereto has at least one protrusion extending therefrom serving to space said skirt from said shoulder portion.
In combination, a flange protector and masking device and a flange having a raised face surface, said flange protector being in protective relationship with the raised face surface of said flange, said flange protector comprising a flexible impact-resistant material having a cover portion to cover said raised face of a flange, said cover portion having such dimension and configured to cover in protective relationship the raised face surface of said flange, said raised face surface defined by a circumferential raised shoulder portion extending from a surface of said flange, said cover portion having such dimension and configured to cover in protective relationship the raised face surface of a flange, said cover portion of said flange protector extending across said raised face surface and having a skirt portion which extends downwardly along said shoulder portion;
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- wherein said cover portion has a wavy configuration in portions thereof.
In combination, a flange protector and masking device and a flange having a raised face surface, said flange protector being in protective relationship with the raised face surface of said flange, said flange protector comprising a flexible impact-resistant material having a cover portion to cover said raised face of a flange, said cover portion having such dimension and configured to cover in protective relationship the raised face surface of said flange, said raised face surface defined by a circumferential raised shoulder portion extending from a surface of said flange, said cover portion having such dimension and configured to cover in protective relationship the raised face surface of a flange, said cover portion of said flange protector extending across said raised face surface and having a skirt portion which extends downwardly along said shoulder portion;
- further comprising a centrally-positioned indent portion which is configured to mate with a correspondingly-shaped bore in the center of a flange.
In combination, a flange protector and masking device and a flange having a raised face surface, said flange protector being in protective relationship with the raised face surface of said flange, said flange protector comprising a flexible impact-resistant material having a cover portion to cover said raised face of a flange, said cover portion having such dimension and configured to cover in protective relationship the raised face surface of said flange, said raised face surface defined by a circumferential raised shoulder portion extending from a surface of said flange, said cover portion having such dimension and configured to cover in protective relationship the raised face surface of a flange, said cover portion of said flange protector extending across said raised face surface and having a skirt portion which extends downwardly along said shoulder portion;
- wherein an intersection between said cover portion and said skirt is defined by a bead spaced laterally outwardly from a vertical axis of said shoulder portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.