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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
James Elliott Holden, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Julieta Perez, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 5/700 ;
Abstract
A molded, flexible pipe flange cover for temporarily covering a pipe flange and a pipe opening includes a substantially round center portion having a peripheral skirt portion depending from the center portion, the center portion adapted to engage a front side of the pipe flange and to seal the pipe opening. The peripheral skirt portion is formed to include a plurality of circumferentially spaced tabs, wherein free ends of the flexible tabs are formed with respective through passages adapted to receive a drawstring for pulling the tabs together on a back side of the pipe flange.