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Shrinkable pipe wrapping

CA 1294568 C · Owner: W.R. Grace Limited · Inventors: Wingfield, Keith Anthony

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A protective wrapping for application to an elongate article such as a pipe comprising a substrate and a membrane of a self-adhesive compound to contact and adhere to the pipe, the wrapping being locatable around the pipe so that it is locked and prevented against longitudinal shrinkage, the substrate being a plastic sheet material which has been longitudinally extended such that when applied and locked it will at ambient temperature tend to contract to form a tightly applied protection around the pipe.

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  • Granted January 21, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 21, 2009.
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FiledMay 12, 1987
GrantedJanuary 21, 1992
Term endedJanuary 21, 2009
Patent numberCA 1294568 C
Classification (IPC)F16L58/16 +1 more

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedMay 12, 1987Patent grantedJan 21, 1992Term endedJan 21, 2009

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