Fire retarding division penetrating member

• US 5,947,159 A
• Filed: 09/12/1997
• Issued: 09/07/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tosetz Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Gas Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tosetz Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Gas Company Limited)
• Inventors: Takahashi, Jiro
• Primary Examiner(s): BRINSON, PATRICK F
• Application Number:
  US08/928,373
• Time in Patent Office: 725 Days
• Field of Search: 138/156, 138/162, 138/166, 138/167, 138/168, 138/110, 138/128, 137/75, 52/232
• US Class Current: 138/156
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 5/04 to form a firebreak device

Abstract

An elastic metal sheet member with thermal expansion material being lined on its internal face is curved to a C-letter shape. A claw is formed downward to a opening side tip, and a engaging mouth is formed to the opposite opening side tip. In this structure, the penetrating member can be fitted to the piping "A" or can be detached from it only by pressing the elastic metal sheet for its contraction in diameter with one hand.

Claims

1. A fire retarding division penetrating member, comprising:

an elastic metal sheet curved to a C-letter shape, the metal sheet having ends;

coupling means with coupling portions formed adjacent to both ends of said elastic metal sheet; and

a thermal expansion material fitted to an inside of said elastic metal sheet, said thermal expansion material including a first portion positioned at a first axial end of said C-letter shape and a second portion positioned at a second axial end of said C-letter shape, said first and second portions being spaced from each other.

2. A fire retarding division penetrating member according to claim 1, wherein said coupling means of one of said ends is a claw and said coupling means of another of said ends is an engaging hole to which the said claw gets engaged.

3. A fire retarding division penetrating member formed by the steps of comprising:

curving an elastic metal sheet to a C-letter shape, the metal sheet having ends;

forming coupling means with coupling portions adjacent to both ends of said elastic metal sheet; and

fitting a thermal expansion material to an inside of said elastic metal, sheet, said thermal expansion material including a first portion positioned at a first axial end of said C-letter shape and a second portion positioned at a second axial end of said C-letter shape, said first and second portions being spaced from each other.

4. A fire retarding division penetrating member formed according to claim 3, wherein said coupling means of one of said ends is a claw and said coupling means of another of said ends is an engaging hole to which the said claw gets engaged.

5. A fire retarding division penetrating member formed according to claim 3, further comprising:

fitting the member to a pipe by pressing the elastic metal sheet, from outside and contracting it, in its diameter, after extrapolating the penetrating member into the piping from the C-letter shape opening portion, and engaging the coupling means.

6. A process for creating a fire retarding division around a pipe in a wall, the process comprising the steps of:

providing an elastic metal sheet curved to a C-letter shape, the metal sheet having ends and having a thermal expansion material fitted to an inside of said elastic metal sheet;

providing coupling means with coupling portions formed adjacent to both ends of said elastic metal sheet;

fitting said C-letter shape to the pipe by pressing the pipe through an opening of said C-shape;

engaging the coupling means;

placing said C-letter shape in the wall.

7. A process in accordance with claim 6, wherein:

said coupling means of one of said ends is a claw and said coupling means of another of said ends is an engaging hole to which the said claw gets engaged.

8. A process in accordance with claim 6, wherein:

said thermal expansion material including a first portion positioned at a first axial end of said C-letter shape and a second portion positioned at a second axial end of said C-letter shape, said first and second portions are spaced from each other.