Armored flexible pipe equipped with a rigid coupling

Claim 1

A flexible armoured pipe having a rigid coupling comprising at least one flexible tubular core, at least one first armouring surrounding said core, said first armouring including an elongated member helically wound with a short pitch around said core, coupling means having a rigid body member positioned at the end of the tubular core and said first armouring, said coupling means including first clamping means for clamping said tubular core and means for anchoring said armouring, wherein said means for anchoring includes at least one bore means within said rigid body member for housing an end of said armouring and channel means through said rigid body member for introducing solidifiable material into said bore means such that said end of said armouring is anchored in said coupling means, at least one second armouring provided around said at least one first armouring, said second armouring including two layers of wires helically wound in opposite directions with a large pitch over said first armouring, second clamping means for clamping said two layers and securing said second armouring to said coupling means, second bore means for housing ends of said two layers of said second armouring, said solidifiable material being introduced into said second bore means for anchoring said ends of said two layers, an outer tubular covering arranged over said first and second armourings, and third clamping means for securing said outer covering to said coupling means.