Patent classifications
F16L11/02
WOVEN IRRIGATION TUBING, APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
Woven irrigation tubing comprises a woven, extrusion coated & laminated tube formed of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) outer layer, a low density polyethylene (LDPE) middle layer and a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) inner layer. The finished tubing is treated for ultraviolet resistance. The tubing is tied off at a distal end with a proximal end connected to a pressurized irrigation source. Watering holes are created in the tubing at spaced intervals and the resulting water streams are directed into parallel plowed furrows. The tubing is completely recyclable. The tubing is formed by manufacturing tape for the woven outer tubing cover, stretching the tape along its length to strengthen it, weaving the outer layer from the tape, flattening the woven outer layer, extrusion coating each surface of the outer layer with LDPE, laminating the LLDPE inner layer to the LDPE, reversing and winding the tubing for storage and distribution.
WOVEN IRRIGATION TUBING, APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
Woven irrigation tubing comprises a woven, extrusion coated & laminated tube formed of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) outer layer, a low density polyethylene (LDPE) middle layer and a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) inner layer. The finished tubing is treated for ultraviolet resistance. The tubing is tied off at a distal end with a proximal end connected to a pressurized irrigation source. Watering holes are created in the tubing at spaced intervals and the resulting water streams are directed into parallel plowed furrows. The tubing is completely recyclable. The tubing is formed by manufacturing tape for the woven outer tubing cover, stretching the tape along its length to strengthen it, weaving the outer layer from the tape, flattening the woven outer layer, extrusion coating each surface of the outer layer with LDPE, laminating the LLDPE inner layer to the LDPE, reversing and winding the tubing for storage and distribution.
Woven irrigation tubing, apparatus and method of making same
Woven irrigation tubing comprises a woven, extrusion coated & laminated tube formed of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) outer layer, a low density polyethylene (LDPE) middle layer and a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) inner layer. The finished tubing is treated for ultraviolet resistance. The tubing is tied off at a distal end with a proximal end connected to a pressurized irrigation source. Watering holes are created in the tubing at spaced intervals and the resulting water streams are directed into parallel plowed furrows. The tubing is completely recyclable. The tubing is formed by manufacturing tape for the woven outer tubing cover, stretching the tape along its length to strengthen it, weaving the outer layer from the tape, flattening the woven outer layer, extrusion coating each surface of the outer layer with LDPE, laminating the LLDPE inner layer to the LDPE, reversing and winding the tubing for storage and distribution.
Reinforcement assembly for air ducts
A reinforcing assembly for air ducts includes a helical reinforcement with an outer circumference and at least one connecting element for fixing a pitch of a helix formed by the helical reinforcement. The at least one connecting element may be fixed to the helical reinforcement by a plurality of j joints with mutually arranged spacing. The reinforcing assembly may be combined with an air duct to form a duct system for transmitting and distributing air that retains its shape regardless of the system's internal air pressure.
Reinforcement assembly for air ducts
A reinforcing assembly for air ducts includes a helical reinforcement with an outer circumference and at least one connecting element for fixing a pitch of a helix formed by the helical reinforcement. The at least one connecting element may be fixed to the helical reinforcement by a plurality of j joints with mutually arranged spacing. The reinforcing assembly may be combined with an air duct to form a duct system for transmitting and distributing air that retains its shape regardless of the system's internal air pressure.
Large flexible submarine conduit system
This large flexible submarine conduit system (10) for a platform floating at sea includes: a flexible conduit (12) including a plurality of sheets (26A, 26B, 26C) linked together by a sliding closure (28) on each of the lateral sides of the sheets, the conduit (12) including elements for maintaining a circular cross-section of the conduit (12) that are both flexible and flattenable; and a device capable of being placed on the platform at the upper end of the conduit (12), allowing winding and unwinding of each of the sheets (26A, 26B, 26C) of the conduit (12), this device including a drum (14A, 14B, 14C) for each of the sheets (26A, 26B, 26C).
Large flexible submarine conduit system
This large flexible submarine conduit system (10) for a platform floating at sea includes: a flexible conduit (12) including a plurality of sheets (26A, 26B, 26C) linked together by a sliding closure (28) on each of the lateral sides of the sheets, the conduit (12) including elements for maintaining a circular cross-section of the conduit (12) that are both flexible and flattenable; and a device capable of being placed on the platform at the upper end of the conduit (12), allowing winding and unwinding of each of the sheets (26A, 26B, 26C) of the conduit (12), this device including a drum (14A, 14B, 14C) for each of the sheets (26A, 26B, 26C).
"FLEXIBLE-RIGID" AIR PIPE
A pipe for forming air flow pipelines in a structure that includes a flexible tube made from composite material, the tube having, on the length of same, sections for which the wall of the tube is stiffened by means of structural elements made from a rigid composite material incorporated into the wall of the tube. The structural elements are configured and arranged at the surface of the tube in such a way as to form a lattice framework surrounding the wall of the tube. The pipe further includes electrical conductors, disposed longitudinally on the wall of the pipe, the electrical conductors having a straight path at the stiffened sections of the pipe and a meandering path at certain of the non-stiffened sections of the pipe, the meandering allowing the conductor to tolerate the possible twisting of the pipe when it is installed in the structure.
"FLEXIBLE-RIGID" AIR PIPE
A pipe for forming air flow pipelines in a structure that includes a flexible tube made from composite material, the tube having, on the length of same, sections for which the wall of the tube is stiffened by means of structural elements made from a rigid composite material incorporated into the wall of the tube. The structural elements are configured and arranged at the surface of the tube in such a way as to form a lattice framework surrounding the wall of the tube. The pipe further includes electrical conductors, disposed longitudinally on the wall of the pipe, the electrical conductors having a straight path at the stiffened sections of the pipe and a meandering path at certain of the non-stiffened sections of the pipe, the meandering allowing the conductor to tolerate the possible twisting of the pipe when it is installed in the structure.
TUBE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
The method is for manufacturing a tube in which a stretching film is fastened for a length of over one turn on both sides of a tube mesh that is only expandable on a circumference thereof. Each film is also fastened to itself. An expandable tube is formed which is expandable to a circumference allowed by the tube mesh.