Patent ID: 8443844
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A flange protector comprising a flexible impact-resistant material having a cover portion, said cover portion having such dimension and configured to cover in protective relationship the sealing surface of a flange member adapted to be connected to the sealing surface of an opposing flange member and said flange members having bolt holes therein, said flange protector having multiple lugs spaced about a periphery of said cover portion, each said lugs having a lug body having an upper end attached to a portion of said periphery of said cover portion and a lower end spaced from said upper end and insertable into a bolt hole, and said upper end of said lug body connected to said portion of said periphery of said cover portion by a living hinge whereby said lug body is rotatable about said portion of said periphery of said cover portion from a position either into or out of engagement with said bolt hole in said flange, to an opposite position in relation to said bolt hole.