Banding system for insulation
AssigneeTransco Products, Inc.
InventorsEdward J. Wolbert, Kevin J. Hawks
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Abstract
An insulation system has an insulation. A metal jacket is disposed about the insulation. The metal jacket has opposing free ends. A circumferential retaining band is disposed about the metal jacket and has a longitudinal length substantially less than a corresponding length of the metal jacket. The circumferential retaining band has a coupler joining a first end of the circumferential retaining band to an opposing second end of the circumferential retaining band and a clip spaced from the coupler along a radially inner surface of the retaining band. The clip is adapted to secure the opposing free ends of the metal jacket.
Claims20
A retaining band for securing a metal jacket about an insulation, the retaining band comprising:
- a metal strip having opposing first and second ends and formed into a circumferential structure such that the first and second ends are drawn together;
- a coupler for securing the first and second ends to form the circumferential structure;
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- a clip for retaining an edge portion of the metal jacket therein and located along a radially inner wall of the circumferential structure.
An insulation system comprising:
- a pipe insulation;
- a metal jacket disposed about the pipe insulation having opposing free ends;
- a circumferential retaining band disposed about the metal jacket and having a longitudinal length substantially less than a corresponding length of the metal jacket, the circumferential retaining band including a coupler joining a first end of the circumferential retaining band to an opposing second end of the circumferential retaining band and a clip spaced from the coupler along a radially inner surface of the retaining band wherein the clip is adapted to secure the opposing free ends of the metal jacket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.