Patent ID: 6627281
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A pipe comprising at least one layer of thermally manipulated polymeric material and at least one layer of a single textile reinforcement material having a first end and a second end adhered to said at least one layer of thermally manipulated polymeric material, wherein said layers of thermally manipulated material and textile reinforcement material together form the wall of said pipe, wherein the average wall thickness of said thermally manipulated polymeric material within said pipe is at most 5 millimeters, wherein said pipe exhibits an internal pressure resistance of at least 5 bars, and wherein said at least one textile reinforcement material is present in a wrapped configuration circumferentially around or inside said at least one layer of thermally manipulated polymeric material such that said first end of said at least one single textile reinforcement material is attached to said second end of said at least one textile reinforcement in longitudinal relation to said pipe.