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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Allen Hegler, Houston, TX (US);
Andrew James Heaton, Lincolnshire, GB;
Assignee:
Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 33/207 (2006.01); F16L 33/01 (2006.01); F16L 55/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 33/2071 (2013.01); F16L 33/01 (2013.01); F16L 55/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for securing a flexible pipe to a further flexible pipe in an end-to-end configuration, wherein the apparatus includes and the method utilizes an elongate tubular element having a first and second end and an outer surface comprising a raised central region. At least one vent passage extends at least partially across the raised central region.