Pipe restraining member
First Claim
1. A pipe restraining member comprising a collar member, flange means disposed on each end of said collar member and adapted to receive first connecting means for connecting said collar member to a support means, said collar member and said support means being adapted cooperatively to encircle a first pipe member, lug means disposed on said collar member and adapted to receive second connecting means for connecting said collar member to a collar assembly encircling a second pipe member, and groups of protrusions extending inwardly from an inside surface of said collar member and adapted to engage an external surface of said first pipe, said groups including a first group of protrusions of greater height than a second group of protrusions, said first group of protrusions being disposed centrally of said collar member as viewed axially of said first pipe member, said first group of protrusions being disposed on said inside surface axially of said collar member and remote from said flange means.
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Abstract
A pipe restraining member comprising a collar member, flanges disposed on the collar member for connecting the collar member to a support, the collar member and the support being adapted cooperatively to encircle a first pipe member, lugs disposed on the collar member for connecting the collar member to a collar assembly encircling a second pipe member, and discrete groups of protrusions extending inwardly from an inside surface of the collar member and adapted to engage an external surface of the first pipe.
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32 Claims
- 1. A pipe restraining member comprising a collar member, flange means disposed on each end of said collar member and adapted to receive first connecting means for connecting said collar member to a support means, said collar member and said support means being adapted cooperatively to encircle a first pipe member, lug means disposed on said collar member and adapted to receive second connecting means for connecting said collar member to a collar assembly encircling a second pipe member, and groups of protrusions extending inwardly from an inside surface of said collar member and adapted to engage an external surface of said first pipe, said groups including a first group of protrusions of greater height than a second group of protrusions, said first group of protrusions being disposed centrally of said collar member as viewed axially of said first pipe member, said first group of protrusions being disposed on said inside surface axially of said collar member and remote from said flange means.
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