Patent ID: 6059319
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B29C,B29L,F16L

Abstract:
An apparatus for sealing a cover onto an uncoated portion of a plastic-coated pipe, the cover contacting the plastic coating at an interface and including a heat-generating trace in the vicinity of the interface and said heat-generating trace including a plurality of trace leads extending therefrom, comprising:a releasable clamp for applying a compression force to the interface, said clamp including a pair of compression bands connected by a cross member, each of said compression bands including a releasable tensioning latch;a plurality of electrical power leads supported on said clamp and positioned so as to correspond to the trace leads such that when said power leads contact the trace leads and power is supplied to said power leads, sufficient heat is generated in the trace to fuse the cover to the coating at the interface.