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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Edgar Hauber, Troy, NY (US);
Robert John Langone, Clifton Park, NY (US);
James Andrew Mondo, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
ADC acquisition Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
285 212 ; 285 45 ; 2851311 ; 28513311 ; 285179 ; 285369 ; 2853815 ; 422423 ; 422906 ;
Abstract
A continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic pipe coupling is disclosed having improved resistance to applied stress when used with pipe lengths being joined together. The fiber reinforcement is aligned during placement in a particular manner and placed at a predetermined fiber angles dictated mechanical forces being applied such as by internal fluid pressures in the coupled pipe lengths.