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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Oil Skimmers, Inc., North Royalton, OH (US);
Inventor:
Robert B Washburn, Amherst, OH (US);
Assignee:
OIL SKIMMERS, INC., North Royalton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/40 (2006.01); F16F 1/04 (2006.01); F16L 11/10 (2006.01); E02B 15/10 (2006.01); F16F 1/02 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); C02F 103/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/40 (2013.01); E02B 15/10 (2013.01); E02B 15/104 (2013.01); F16F 1/025 (2013.01); F16L 11/10 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible thermoplastic tube having a stiffening member installed inside is described herein. Mechanisms to couple both the stiffening member and outer tube are also described. The stiffened tube is particularly useful in oil skimming equipment for remediation of hydrocarbons in containment pools.