Abstract: The blank has a rectangular body (1) which becomes the skirt of the cap when in use, with complementary fastening means (2, 3), a first fold groove (7) along one edge followed by a strip (5), a further fold groove (8) and a plurality of tongues (6), cutout slots (9) running from the first fold groove (7) to give each tongue (6) an edge which terminates in a truncated point (11A) which fastens in the in-use position to the adjacent edge of the adjacent tongue in order to protect the inside face of a pipe.