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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Tadateru Tanioka, Hyogo, JP;
Mituo Ukai, Kyoto, JP;
Tadao Yashiki, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A metallic packing is used to seal a connection between steam pipes. The metallic packing has an annular basement. This annular basement has an opening that joins the holes of the steam pipes. Two annular lips project from an inner circumference of the annular basement towards a central axis of the opening. Each annular lip steps away form the other lip, and the distance between free ends of the lips is longer than the width of the annular basement along the direction of the central axis.