Patent ID: 9599270
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: F16L

Claim:
1. An end closure device adapted to be used for internal hydro-static pressure testing of tubes, the end closure device comprising: an end cap comprising a dome shape and a sealing means for establishing a pressure-proof connection with an end part of a sample of one of the tubes to be tested, wherein the end cap comprises an exterior ring-shaped part; and at least one squeezing part configured to secure the end cap to the end part of the sample, wherein the at least one squeezing part is configured to be assembled around the exterior ring-shaped part of the end cap and around the end part of said sample of said tube to be tested, wherein said at least one squeezing part comprises a plurality of piled-up and interconnected plate elements, wherein one or more of the plate elements defines an opening configured to receive a portion of the end cap.