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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2010
Applicant:
Jan Gabriël, Mollem, BE;
Inventor:
Jan Gabriël, Mollem, BE;
Assignee:
Tideway B.V., Breda, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/244 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 37/2445 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A tubular element of a fall pipe used for the purpose of depositing materials underwater from a fall pipe vessel. The fall pipe element comprises a male and a female coupling part for coupling to another element of the same form. The coupling parts are provided on respectively an outer periphery and inner periphery thereof with an annular flange which is divided in a peripheral direction into segments which leave recesses clear therebetween. For coupling purposes, segments of a male coupling part are placed through recesses of a female coupling part and slid by rotation under segments of the female coupling part. A fall pipe and a method for assembly thereof.