Patent ID: 8783301
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An adjustable jacket for an insulated conduit, the adjustable jacket comprising: inner and outer surfaces; first and second axial ends; and first and second longitudinal ends that each extends between the first and second axial ends; wherein the first and second longitudinal ends form an adjustable longitudinal seal that is slidable in a circumferential direction, the longitudinal seal comprising an outer seal formed by a terminal edge of the first longitudinal end in contact with a portion of the outer surface of the adjustable jacket located circumferentially away from a terminal edge of the second longitudinal end, an inner seal formed by the terminal edge of the second longitudinal end in contact with a portion of the inner surface of the adjustable jacket located circumferentially away from the terminal edge of the first longitudinal end, and a channel having an adjustable volume is defined between a first circumferential extent defined at the first longitudinal end, a second circumferential extent defined at the second longitudinal end, the terminal edge of the first longitudinal end, and the terminal edge of the second longitudinal end, and a circumferential distance between the terminal edge of the first longitudinal end and the terminal edge of the second longitudinal end is adjustable.