Process of limiting ripping of high pressure compressible fluid conduit and means therefor

Claim 1

A PROCESS OF LIMITING RIPS IN HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSIBLE FLUID CONDUIT WHICH CARRIES SUCH FLUID AT A PREDETERMINED PRESSURE, SAID CONDUIT HAVING A PREDETERMINED CIRCUMFERENTIAL TENSILE STRENGTH FOR EACH INCH OF LENGTH OF CONDUIT, SAID PROCESS INCLUDING FOR EACH INCH OF LENGTH ENCIRCLING THE CONDUIT WITH A SERIES OF BANDS OF MATERIAL PRIOR TO A RIP FORMING IN THE CONDUIT, SAID BANDS BEING SPACED ALONG THE CONDUIT AT PREDETERMINED INTERVALS, EACH INCH OF WIDTH OF EACH OF SAID BANDS HAVING A TENSILE STRENGTH GREATER THAN SAID PREDETERMINED CIRCUMFERENTIAL TENSILE STRENGTH; AND TIGHTENING EACH BAND OF MATERIAL ONTO THE CONDUIT SUFFICIENTLY THAT WHEN THE FLUID IS WITHIN THE CONDUIT AT SAID PREDETERMINED PRESSURE, EACH BAND CAUSES THE STRESSES IN THE CONDUIT WALL IN THE AREA ENGAGED BY THE BAND TO BE GREATLY DIFFERENT FROM THE TENSILE STRESSES INDUCED BY THE FLUID IN THE CONDUIT WALL AT AREAS NOT ENGAGED BY THE BANDS.