Patent ID: 8714202
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A repair device for repairing a leaking section in a pipe, the repair device comprising: a sealing member comprising a first annular sealing face arranged for sealing engagement with the pipe about a full circumference thereof on one side of the leaking section, a second annular sealing face arranged for sealing engagement with the pipe about the full circumference thereof on the other side of the leaking section, and an envelope section spanning between the first and second annular sealing faces; the envelope section being arranged to fully surround the leaking section of the pipe about the full circumference of the pipe between the first and second annular sealing faces; the envelope section, the first annular sealing face, and the second annular sealing face comprising resilient sealing material and being integrally joined with one another; a clamp extending circumferentially about the sealing member so as to be arranged to clamp the sealing member circumferentially about the pipe; and at least one vent aperture communicating through the resilient sealing material of the sealing member, said at least one vent aperture including a vent member arranged to selectively close the vent aperture.