Rolling-cuff flexible bellows

Patent · Mon Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5832722

Lambert, D R

A flexible connector apparatus used to join two stiff non-deformable members, such as piping, is described. The apparatus is provided with one or more flexible sections or assemblies each utilizing a bellows of a rolling cuff type connected between two ridge members, with the bellows being supported by a back-up ring, such that only the curved end sections of the bellows are unsupported. Thus, the bellows can be considered as being of a tube-shaped configuration and thus have high pressure resistance. The components of the flexible apparatus are sealed or welded one to another such that it is fluid tight.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: ERA-08-054482; EDB-83-178037
• Application Number: ON: DE83018050
• OSTI ID: 5832722
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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