Pipe insulation fitting cover
AssigneeChilled Water Fittings Inc.
InventorJeffrey Purdon
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Abstract
A shell type fitting cover provided and is formed from a polymer material or a flexible thermoplastic sheet. A continuous gasket is affixed to the peripheral edges of the shell fitting prior to its installation. Preferably the gasket is a flexible, compressible material. The fitting includes a shell having two ends that overlap onto the linear portions of a pipe insulation system and a longitudinal seam that allows the shell to be installed over an existing piping system. A strip of foam gasket material is provided along each of the peripheral edges in order to create a seal where the installed fitting overlaps the linear sections of insulation as well as where the fitting shell overlaps itself at the longitudinal joint.
Claims10
A pipe fitting cover for covering an angled pipe joint comprising:
- a shell formed from a flexible resilient material having a shape which is substantially the same shape as an angled pipe joint to be covered, said shell including two peripheral edges that encircle sections of pipe extending from said angled pipe joint and a longitudinal seam extending between said peripheral edges thereby allowing said shell to be opened and installed onto said angled pipe joint;
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- a gasket material installed along said peripheral edges and at said longitudinal seam to form a seal against an outer surface of said sections of pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.