Patent ID: 6971413
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pipe clamp for repairing an underwater pipe, comprising: first, second and third part-cylindrical clamp portions each having a pair of longitudinal edges, each said longitudinal edge of said first clamp portion being connected to an adjacent said longitudinal edge of each of said second and third clamp portions by a hinge, said longitudinal edges of said second and third clamp portions remote from said first clamp portion defining respective free longitudinal edges of said second and third clamp portions; a resilient and compressible seal arrangement disposed on an inner surface of said pipe clamp; and a fastening arrangement for holding said free longitudinal edges together, said fastening arrangement including a plurality of latches disposed on at least one of said clamp portions and a plurality of latch-engaging surfaces disposed on another of said clamp portions, and a coupling which couples said plurality of latches together for movement in unison with one another, wherein said clamp portions are movable about the respective said hinges towards and away from one another between an open position in which said free longitudinal edges are spaced-apart from one another to allow placement of said pipe clamp around a pipe, and a closed position in which said free longitudinal edges are brought together around a pipe causing said latches to fasten to said latch-engaging surfaces and said pipe clamp to be held to a pipe.