Patent ID: 6173997
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A ducted 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 ducted 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 releasably 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;a flexibly rigid ducting boot integrally formed with, and extending outwardly from the sealing ring member; andmeans, carried by the sealing ring member, for releasably attaching the seal member to the wall of the containment region.