Tube plugging
CA 1045993 A · Owner: Furmanite International Limited · Inventors: Richardson, Arthur W.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A bore plug comprises a deformable sleeve to fit inside a bore to be plugged, two tapered members interfitting with the sleeve to engage opposite ends thereof, and an intercoupling of the tapered members actuatable to draw the latter together and deform the sleeve into circumferential engagement with the interior of the bore at or near each end of the sleeve. Provision of bored channels in one of the tapered members and the sleeve allows introduction of flowable sealing material after deformation of the sleeve.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted January 9, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 9, 1996.
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