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Pipe reinforcing device

  • US 6,123,366 A
  • Filed: 07/07/1999
  • Issued: 09/26/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pipe reinforcing device for reinforcing a plurality of pipes each having an end with an external thread, adjacent ends of said pipes being connected together by a connector with enlarged rims, said pipe reinforcing device comprising:

  • a plurality of U-shaped sleeves each for wrapping around one side of one of said pipes adjacent said end and extending substantially beyond said external threads; and

    a connecting member rigidly connected between said U-shaped sleeves, said connecting member being positioned between two arms of each of said U-shaped sleeves, said connecting member including a pair of edges arranged at an angle for engaging an interior corner between two of said pipes, said U-shaped sleeves for relieving stress on the external threads when said pipes are deflected, so as to prevent said pipes from fracturing at the external threads;

    wherein said edges of said connecting member are concave for conforming to said pipes.

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