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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kristian Glejbol, Glostrup, DK;
Assignee:
NKT Flexibles I/S, Brondby, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/300 ;
Abstract
In a method of securing tensile reinforcement elements ( ) of a pipeline or a cable to an end termination ( ), the end termination is provided with a plurality of locking holes through which the reinforcement elements to be secured are pulled. Insertion of a spreader element into the reinforcement element results in a local cross-sectional increase in the tensile reinforcement. The reinforcement element cannot move freely through the locking hole because of the local cross-sectional increase, thereby achieving mechanical locking.