Pipe identification system

Claim 2

A marker for identifying the contents of pipe, conduit and the like, comprising: an elongated body of rigid material having a central portion and a pair of integral, removable end portions frangibly connected to said central portion at longitudinal ends thereof, said central portion having identifying indicia imprinted thereon and said end portions having oppositely directed flow identifying indicia imprinted thereon, said body having lines of weakness at the interface between each end portion and the central portion, the indicia on the central portion indicates the contents of the pipe, conduit and the like with which the marker is used and the indicia on the removable end portions are flow direction indicators in the form of arrows, said central portion and said end portion each define integral, lanced offset strap portions for receiving an attachment strap.

Claim 3

A marker as defined by claim 1 wherein said central portion defines slots therein adapted to receive a strap.

Claim 4

A marker as defined by claim 2 wherein each of said end portions include slots therein adapted to receive a strap.

Claim 5

A marker as defined by claim 3 wherein said body defines a transversely extending groove at the interface between each end portion and the central portion to thereby define said lines of weakness and a frangible connection between the end portion and the central portion.

Claim 6

A marker as defined by claim 1 wherein said body is color coded to indicate the nature of the contents of the pipe, conduit and the like with which the marker is used.

Claim 7

A marker as defined by claim 1 wherein said body defines a transversely extending groove at the interface between each end portion and the central portion to thereby define said lines of weakness and a frangible connection between the end portions and the central portion.

Claim 8

A marker as defined by claim 6 further including a flexible attachment strap extending through the offset strap portion of the central portion for attaching the body to the pipe, conduit and the like with which the marker is used.

Claim 9

A pipe contents and flow direction identification device attachable to a pipe for indicating the contents of the pipe and flow direction of the pipe contents, said device comprising: an elongated generally rectangular contents marker fabricated from a rigid material, said marker having indicia imprinted thereon indicating the pipe contents; a flow direction marker integral with an frangibly joined to the contents marker at a longitudinal end thereof whereby the flow direction marker may be separated from the contents marker prior to attachment to a pipe; means engaging the contents marker for attaching the contents marker to a pipe comprising at least one strap; another flow direction marker integral with and frangibly connected to the contents marker at a longitudinal end thereof opposite said a flow direction marker, said a flow direction marker including means for indicating flow direction and said another flow direction marker including means for indicating flow in a direction opposite to the flow direction indicated by said a flow direction marker, said means for indicating flow direction for each of said flow direction markers comprising an arrow imprinted on the flow direction marker, said flow direction markers joined to said contents marker by lines of weakness each of said flow direction markers are joined to said contents marker by an elongated groove stamped into the material defining said flow direction markers and said contents marker, said grooves defining said lines of weakness, each of said flow direction markers and said contents marker define integral, lanced offset strap portions for receiving said strap attaching means; and means for attaching one of said flow direction markers to a pipe after the same has been separated from said contents marker.

Claim 10

A pipe contents and flow direction identification device attachable to a pipe for indicating the contents of the pipe and flow direction of the pipe contents, said device comprising: an elongated generally rectangular contents marker fabricated from a rigid material, said marker having indicia imprinted thereon indicating the pipe contents; a flow direction marker integral with an frangibly joined to the contents marker at a longitudinal end thereof whereby the flow direction marker may be separated from the contents marker prior to attachment to a pipe; means engaging the contents marker for attaching the contents marker to a pipe comprising at least one strap; another flow direction marker integral with and frangibly connected to the contents marker at a longitudinal end thereof opposite said a flow direction marker, said a flow direction marker including means for indicating flow direction and said another flow direction marker including means for indicating flow in a direction opposite to the flow direction indicated by said a flow direction marker, said means for indicating flow direction for each of said flow direction markers comprising an arrow imprinted on the flow direction marker, said flow direction markers joined to said contents marker by lines of weakness each of said flow direction markers are joined to said contents marker by an elongated groove stamped into the material defining said flow direction markers and said contents marker, said grooves defining said lines of weakness, each of said flow direction markers and said contents marker define integral, lanced offset strap portions for receiving said strap attaching means; and means for attaching one of said flow direction markers to a pipe after the same has been separated from said contents marker.

Claim 11

A pipe contents and flow direction identification device as defined by claim 8 wherein said flow direction markers and said contents marker are color coded to indicate the nature of the pipe contents.

Claim 12

A pipe contents and flow direction identification device as defined by claim 9 wherein said flow direction markers and said contents marker define integral, lanced offset strap portions for receiving said attaching means.