Abstract: Method and apparatus for forming conduit or pipe of various sizes into undulating, helical pipe by feeding a length of conduit at a controlled rate through a bending mechanism while also continuously rotating the pipe at a controlled rate so that bending occurs in multiple axis directions and the diameter of the helical path of the conduit centerline of the coil is less than the conduit diameter, the pitch is greater than the pipe diameter, and a straight open channel is retained through the pipe coil.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 16, 2010
Publication date:
January 13, 2011
Applicant:
UNDULTEC, INC.
Inventors:
LUBOMYR M. CYMBALISTY, FREDERICK ARTHUR HEMPHILL
Abstract: Method and apparatus for forming conduit or pipe of various sizes into undulating, helical pipe by feeding a length of conduit at a controlled rate through a bending mechanism while also continuously rotating the pipe at a controlled rate so that bending occurs in multiple axis directions and the diameter of the helical path of the conduit centerline of the coil is less than the conduit diameter, the pitch is greater than the pipe diameter, and a straight open channel is retained through the pipe coil.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 14, 2007
Publication date:
July 24, 2008
Applicant:
Undultec, Inc.
Inventors:
Lubomyr M. Cymbalisty, Frederick Arthur Hemphill