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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Stanislas Boulet D'auria, Monaco, FR;
Stanislas Boulet D'Auria, Monaco, FR;
3X Engineering, Monaco, MC;
Abstract
A device for sealing a leak in a pipe () having at least one hole or crack (), including an elastomer plate () applied to the leak site by a force distributor (), and a tightening strap () arranged around the pipe in order to apply a force onto the force distributor. The force distributor includes a support grid and separate force modules, each of the modules being placed so as to be slidable in one of the units of the grid and arranged perpendicular to the pipe so as to apply shear forces to the elastomer plate at the leak site, forcing the elastomer to deform so as to closely match the concave or convex shape of the pipe at the leak site and thus to seal the hole or crack.