US3213889A
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Pipe support
Assignee: RIC WIL Inc
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Filing: 1963-09-30
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Granted: 1965-10-26
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Expires: 1983-09-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Val Cotman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 01:13
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L59/00; F16L59/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
281 words
A CONDUIT SYSTEM COMPRISING: (A) A PIPE; (B) A CASING AROUND THE PIPE; (C) A PLURALITY OF SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES SURROUNDING THE PIPE AND INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CASING TO MAINTAIN THE TWO IS SPACED RELATIONSHIP; (D) A PLURALITY OF TUBES OF CRUSHABLE INCULATION AROUND THE PIPE, EACH OF SAID TUBES EXTENDING FROM ONE ASSEMBLY TO AN ADJA"ENT ASEMBLY, EACH OF SAID TUBES INCLUDING A FLUID IMPERVIOUS LAYER EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY FROM ONE OF ITS ENDS TO THE OTHER OF ITS ENDS; (E) EACH OF SAID SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A PORTION OF SUPPORTING MATERIAL BETWEEN THE ENDS OF ADJACENT TUBES OF INSULATION IN SURROUNDING CONTACTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PIPE AND EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID PIPE DISTANCE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE THICKNESS OF SAID ADJACENT TUBES; (F) SAID SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES EACH INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND ANNULAR PORTIONS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS FROM THE CENTER THEREOF, ONE OF SAID ANNULAR PORTIONS BEING AROUND AN END PORTION OF ONE OF SAID TUBES, AND THE OTHER OF SAID ANNULAR PORTIONS BIENG AROUND THE ADJACENT END PORTION OF THE OTHER OF SAID TUBES; (G) A PLURALITY OF MOISTURE IMPERVIOUS BONDING MEANS RESPECTIVELY EFFECTING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ENDLESS BONDS BETWEEN THE LAYER ON EACH TUBE END PORTION AND THE ASSEMBLY PORTION THEREAROUND; (H) EACH OF SAID SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES PROVIDING BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND ANNULAR PORTIONS AN IMPERFORATE TUBULAR FLUID BARRIER EXTENDING FROM THE ENDLESS BOND EFFECTED WITH ONE OF ITS ANNULAR PORTIONS TO THE ENDLESS BOND EFFECTED WITH THE OTHER OF ITS SMALLER PORTIONS; SAID (I) SAID ASSEMBLIES, SAID LAYERS, AND SAID BOND MEANS TOGETHER PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS HERMETIC LAYER TO PREVENT FLUID CONDENSATION ON THE PIPE AND MAINTAIN THE INSULATION IN A DRY CONDITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
281 words
A CONDUIT SYSTEM COMPRISING: (A) A PIPE; (B) A CASING AROUND THE PIPE; (C) A PLURALITY OF SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES SURROUNDING THE PIPE AND INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CASING TO MAINTAIN THE TWO IS SPACED RELATIONSHIP; (D) A PLURALITY OF TUBES OF CRUSHABLE INCULATION AROUND THE PIPE, EACH OF SAID TUBES EXTENDING FROM ONE ASSEMBLY TO AN ADJA"ENT ASEMBLY, EACH OF SAID TUBES INCLUDING A FLUID IMPERVIOUS LAYER EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY FROM ONE OF ITS ENDS TO THE OTHER OF ITS ENDS; (E) EACH OF SAID SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A PORTION OF SUPPORTING MATERIAL BETWEEN THE ENDS OF ADJACENT TUBES OF INSULATION IN SURROUNDING CONTACTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PIPE AND EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF SAID PIPE DISTANCE AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE THICKNESS OF SAID ADJACENT TUBES; (F) SAID SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES EACH INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND ANNULAR PORTIONS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS FROM THE CENTER THEREOF, ONE OF SAID ANNULAR PORTIONS BEING AROUND AN END PORTION OF ONE OF SAID TUBES, AND THE OTHER OF SAID ANNULAR PORTIONS BIENG AROUND THE ADJACENT END PORTION OF THE OTHER OF SAID TUBES; (G) A PLURALITY OF MOISTURE IMPERVIOUS BONDING MEANS RESPECTIVELY EFFECTING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ENDLESS BONDS BETWEEN THE LAYER ON EACH TUBE END PORTION AND THE ASSEMBLY PORTION THEREAROUND; (H) EACH OF SAID SUPPORT ASSEMBLIES PROVIDING BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND ANNULAR PORTIONS AN IMPERFORATE TUBULAR FLUID BARRIER EXTENDING FROM THE ENDLESS BOND EFFECTED WITH ONE OF ITS ANNULAR PORTIONS TO THE ENDLESS BOND EFFECTED WITH THE OTHER OF ITS SMALLER PORTIONS; SAID (I) SAID ASSEMBLIES, SAID LAYERS, AND SAID BOND MEANS TOGETHER PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS HERMETIC LAYER TO PREVENT FLUID CONDENSATION ON THE PIPE AND MAINTAIN THE INSULATION IN A DRY CONDITION.
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