US5024249A
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Specialized one-piece pipefitting cover for insulated strainer and lateral 45 degree -Y
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-05-17
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Granted: 1991-06-18
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Expires: 2009-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A one piece pipefitting cover for insulated Y-shaped joints, including strainers or lateral 45°-Y fittings, made of a flexible material, i.e., polyvinyl chloride, comprising a relatively flat base symmetrical about its center axis having oppositely facing lateral members and semi-circular edge members along its sides wherein when rotated about its center axis forms a cover conforming to the shape of the insulated fitting.
Inventors
- 👤 Christos J. Botsolas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 09:36
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L59/00; F16L59/10; F16L59/103; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24777
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A one-piece pipe fitting over for strainers and lateral 45° -Y fittings comprising an essentially flat base, symmetrical about a center axis, with a centrally disposed section having a top, a bottom and sides and two oppositely facing Y-sections extending from said sides, the ends of said Y-sections terminating in a flat edge, said base terminating on the sides, including the sides of the Y-sections, with edge members extending from said base in a semi-circular form to greater than 90° from the flat plane of said base, the radius of said semi-circle relating generally to the radius of the fitting about which the cover conforms, the top and bottom of said base being without said edge members, wherein said cover comprises a thermoformed plastic whereby when rotated about the center axis said cover provides a configuration essentially the same as the Y-shaped fitting with an overlap of the edge members and further comprising means for attaching the cover about said fitting.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A one-piece pipe fitting over for strainers and lateral 45° -Y fittings comprising an essentially flat base, symmetrical about a center axis, with a centrally disposed section having a top, a bottom and sides and two oppositely facing Y-sections extending from said sides, the ends of said Y-sections terminating in a flat edge, said base terminating on the sides, including the sides of the Y-sections, with edge members extending from said base in a semi-circular form to greater than 90° from the flat plane of said base, the radius of said semi-circle relating generally to the radius of the fitting about which the cover conforms, the top and bottom of said base being without said edge members, wherein said cover comprises a thermoformed plastic whereby when rotated about the center axis said cover provides a configuration essentially the same as the Y-shaped fitting with an overlap of the edge members and further comprising means for attaching the cover about said fitting.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A one-piece pipe fitting cover as defined in claim 1 wherein the thermoformed plastic is a thermoplastic vinyl resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A one-piece pipe fitting cover as defined in claim 2 wherein the thermoplastic vinyl resin is poly vinyl chloride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A one-piece pipe fitting cover as defined in claim 3 wherein the poly vinyl chloride has a thickness of about 0.01 inches.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A one-piece pipe fitting cover as defined in claim 1 wherein the means for attaching the cover about said fitting is taken from the group consisting of adhesives, tapes, rivets, screws, cements and the like.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A one-piece pipe fitting cover as defined in claim 1 wherein a single cover is capable of covering a number of fittings of limited different sizes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A one-piece pipe fitting cover as defined in claim 1 wherein said cover is stackable within similar covers for covering larger fittings.
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