US4273161A
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Insulated plastic pipe product and method
Assignee: Ameron Inc
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Filing: 1975-11-17
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Granted: 1981-06-16
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Expires: 1995-11-17
Abstract
Abstract An insulated pipe for conducting high and low temperature fluids includes a rigid carrier pipe, a layer of volumetrically compressible insulating material around the O.D. of the carrier pipe, and a protective outer pipe around the insulating layer. The method of making the pipe product includes placing a closed flexible bag around the carrier pipe and the insulating layer, and then drawing a vacuum on the interior of the bag to compress the insulating layer. The outer pipe is slid lengthwise over the compressed insulating layer, and the vacuum is then removed to allow the insulation to partially expand and fill the annulus between the carrier pipe and the outer pipe.
Inventors
- 👤 Hugh T. McLaughlin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 12:07
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/34; B29C44/3492; B29C44/3496; B29C65/00; B29C65/02; B29C65/18; F; F16; F16L; F16L59/00; F16L59/14; F16L59/143; F16L59/16; F16L59/166; F16L59/18; F16L59/182; F16L9/00; F16L9/12; F16L9/121; B29C2793/00; B29C2793/009; B29C66/00; B29C66/50; B29C66/51; B29C66/52; B29C66/522; B29C66/5227; B29C66/52271; B29C66/52272; B29C66/53; B29C66/532; B29C66/5324; B29C66/53241; B29C66/5326; B29C66/70; B29C66/73; B29C66/739; B29C66/7392; B29C66/73921; B29C66/7394; B29C66/73941; B29L; B29L2009/00; B29L2023/00; B29L2023/22; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49805; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/4987; Y10T29/49872; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53657
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
An insulated pipe construction comprising a rigid carrier pipe, a rigid tubular outer shell disposed concentrically around and spaced from the carrier pipe, a partially compressed, volumetrically deformable insulation layer in the space between the carrier pipe and the outer shell, and a flexible, imperforate tube normally having an inside diameter greater than that of the outer shell encasing the insulation layer and embedded between the outer shell and the partially compressed insulation layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
An insulated pipe construction comprising a rigid carrier pipe, a rigid tubular outer shell disposed concentrically around and spaced from the carrier pipe, a partially compressed, volumetrically deformable insulation layer in the space between the carrier pipe and the outer shell, and a flexible, imperforate tube normally having an inside diameter greater than that of the outer shell encasing the insulation layer and embedded between the outer shell and the partially compressed insulation layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 in which the outer shell is a rigid filament-wound plastic pipe made from a thermosetting resinous plastic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 in which the carrier pipe is a filament-wound plastic pipe made from a thermosetting resinous plastic material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 in which the insulation layer comprises flexible fibrous insulating felt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 in which the insulation layer comprises a porous resilient foam material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 in which the imperforate tube comprises a substantially, flexible plastic film which, in bag form, is capable of being evacuated to radially inwardly compress the O.D. of the deformable insulation layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus according to claim 5 in which the flexible imperforate tube is held in contact with the inside of the outer shell by radial outward pressure of the partially compressed insulation layer.
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