Patent ID: 7658814
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: B29C,B29L,F16L

Abstract:
1. A method of forming an irrigation pipe splice comprising: providing two pipe sections and two sleeves, each sleeve comprising an inner wall and an outer wall that meet at a rim, wherein the inner wall is capable of being received in at least a portion of a pipe section and the outer wall is capable of fitting over at least a portion of said pipe section; forming two sub-assemblies from the two sleeves and the two pipe sections, each sub-assembly comprising a sleeve mated to an associated pipe section with the sleeve inner wall received into a portion of the pipe section, the sleeve outer wall fitting over an end portion of a pipe wall, and the sleeve rim covering at least a portion of a pipe end of the pipe section; axially aligning the two sub-assemblies so that the rims face each other; and applying heat to the rims; and axially biasing at least one sub-assembly against the other sub-assembly until they meet at a join.