Tightener
CA 2019897 C · Owner: Enbridge Pipelines Inc./Pipelines Enbridge Inc. · Inventors: Savard, Donald D.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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The tightener comprises a scissor clamp having first and second arms pivotally connected at their upper ends. At their lower ends, the arms are pivotally connected with the ends of a loop of chain that encircles a pair of semi-circular steel shells encircling a pipeline. The rod of a cylinder is pivotally connected to move the front arm toward the rear arm. The cylinder is positioned to operate generally perpendicularly relative to the arms.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed June 26, 1990 and granted February 6, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 26, 2010.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 26, 2012.
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