Patents Represented by Attorney Mark P. Davis, IV: F. Eugene Stone
  • Patent number: 4685704
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cuff for sealing joints of pipes, adhering inside at the two ends of pipes by a plurality of annular ribs formed in one piece with the rest of the cuff, made of elastic material and which is being pressed outwardly by expanding collars on its inner side in the region of the annular ribs. The invention is to be seen therein that in the unloaded state the profile of the annular ribs (1) forms in cross-section two curvatures (1a, 1b) towards the pipe wall. Thus it is achieved that the cuff retains its required position after it has been inserted into the pipe ends and being pressed slightly against the wall ends. Furthermore, a good sealing effect is being achieved by the new configuration of the annular ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1987
    Assignee: Steinburg Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Robert Kolar