Patent ID: 6079751
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A flexible entry boot assembly for providing a fluid-tight fitting between a wall of a fluid containment region and a conduit passing through the wall, the wall having an exterior surface, the flexible entry boot assembly comprising:a seal member adapted to be disposed within the containment region;a securing plate, adapted to be disposed within the containment region and mounted to the seal member;a hollow support sleeve integral with the seal member and adapted to extend axially into the containment region, the support sleeve having an outer surface and an inner, conduit receiving surface, the hollow support sleeve further having a degree of flexibility sufficient to allow for the insertion of the conduit at angles equal to or other than an angle normal to the fluid containment wall while maintaining a fluid-tight environment;means for releasably attaching the hollow support sleeve to the conduit;a flexible, corrosion resistant sealing ring member adapted to be disposed outside the containment region, the sealing ring member and the wall exterior surface adapted to be exposed to an underground environment; andmeans, carried by the sealing ring member, for releasably attaching the seal member to the wall of the containment region;wherein the seal member is adapted to be removed and replaced from within the containment region.