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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alfons Hesse, Lennestadt, DE;
Assignee:
Tracto-Technik Paul Schmidt Spezialmaschinen, Lennestadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/714 ;
Abstract
A device for connecting a towed pipe to a towing apparatus, for example a percussion boring machine or a towing head, comprises an adapter sleeve adapted to the towing apparatus and a towed pipe of which the connecting end is, for example, provided with longitudinal slits and accordingly can be changed in diameter, and locking means by which the adapter sleeve and the towed pipe can be connected together in a sufficiently tension-resistant manner.