Patent ID: 9360144
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: B64D,F16L

Claim Text:
1. A shrouded conduit joint assembly comprising: a joint assembly connecting a first dual conduit pipe and a second dual conduit pipe, the joint assembly comprising: a first end adapter having a first circumferential groove comprising a first o-ring seal and a third circumferential groove comprising a third o-ring seal; a second end adapter having a second circumferential groove comprising a second o-ring seal and a fourth circumferential groove comprising a fourth o-ring seal; and a first clamp operatively engaging the first end adapter and the second end adapter; a second clamp operatively engaging the third o-ring seal and the fourth o-ring seal; and a boot shroud surrounding the joint assembly and creating a leak detection space between the joint assembly and the boot shroud; wherein the boot shroud comprises a first area, a second area, and a third area; wherein the first area comprises a first corrugation-free cylindrical surface and a first set of cylindrical corrugations, the second area comprises a second corrugation-free cylindrical surface, and the third area comprises a second set of cylindrical corrugations and a third corrugation-free cylindrical surface; wherein the second area is between the first area and the third area; wherein the boot shroud is sealed to a first outer surface of the first dual conduit pipe at the first corrugation-free cylindrical surface and to a second outer surface of the second dual conduit pipe at the third corrugation-free cylindrical surface; a cylindrical projection extending from the second corrugation-free surface; a through hole extending through the second area and through a center of the cylindrical projection; wherein each corrugation of the first set of cylindrical corrugations has a first outermost diameter and each corrugation of the second set of cylindrical corrugations has a second outermost diameter; wherein the second corrugation-free cylindrical surface has a diameter approximately equal to the first outermost diameter and to the second outermost diameter.