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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Ina Acquisition Corp., Wilmington, DE (US);
Randall Perkins, Houston, TX (US);
Bayou HoldCo, Inc., New Iberia, LA (US);
Abstract
A molding system for applying moldable material to a pipe. An elongate mold has at least one elongate mold member movable relative another elongate mold member between open and closed positions. In the closed position, the mold may define an elongate vent between the mold members that extends along the longitudinal axis of the mold. Air in the mold cavity displaced by moldable material received into the mold cavity vents through the elongate vent along the longitudinal axis of the mold. The mold can include a positioner that positions the mold members in the closed position while the mold is filled with the moldable material. The positioner also allows movement of the first mold member toward the open position to partially open the mold as the moldable material cures to reduce forces imparted upon the mold due to expansion of the moldable material during curing.