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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans-Georg Hillenbrand, Düsseldorf, DE;
Ingo Von Hagen, Krefeld, DE;
Gerd Junker, Ratingen, DE;
Gerhard Knauf, Duisburg, DE;
Johannes Arndt, Krefeld, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann AG, Düsseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/14 ;
Abstract
A steel pipe, includes an outer corrosive-preventive protective sheath, which has a surface layer of plastic material, and a crack stopper zone extending over a section of the pipe. The crack stopper zone includes a bandage which is wrapped around the pipe section and made of high-strength fiber material imbedded in a compacted matrix of thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic. The bandage is comprised of a plurality of wound layers joined to one another via the matrix by welding or gluing.