Reusable pipe flange covers

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001

OSTI ID:874180

Holden, James Elliott ^[1]; Perez, Julieta ^[2]

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1. Simpsonville, SC
2. Houston, TX

A molded, flexible pipe flange cover for temporarily covering a pipe flange and a pipe opening includes a substantially round center portion having a peripheral skirt portion depending from the center portion, the center portion adapted to engage a front side of the pipe flange and to seal the pipe opening. The peripheral skirt portion is formed to include a plurality of circumferentially spaced tabs, wherein free ends of the flexible tabs are formed with respective through passages adapted to receive a drawstring for pulling the tabs together on a back side of the pipe flange.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC21-95MC31176
• Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
• Patent Number(s): US 6332478
• OSTI ID: 874180
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

reusable
pipe
flange
covers
molded
flexible
cover
temporarily
covering
substantially
center
portion
peripheral
skirt
depending
adapted
engage
front
seal
formed
plurality
circumferentially
spaced
tabs
free
passages
receive
drawstring
pulling
circumferentially spaced
center portion
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