Patent ID: 6460860
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: F16L,H02G,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for casting a sealed aperture and low pressure pipe-seal in a concrete wall of a vessel comprising:a rigid cap comprising a first tubular wall having a first end and a second end, a first annular wall sealingly closing the first end of said first tubular wall, said first tubular wall comprising a first diameter for casting a first opening in the concrete wall, a unitary molded flexible tubular gland having a first end and a second end, the first end of said tubular gland extending over the outer side of the second end of said first tubular wall sealingly on said first tubular wall, first means for anchoring said tubular gland in the concrete, extending radially outward from the first end of said tubular gland on said first tubular wall for being cast in the concrete wall when said first tubular wall casts the aperture in the concrete wall, the second end of said tubular gland comprising a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter of said first tubular wall, a second annular wall integrally molded with said tubular gland on the second end of said tubular gland, sealing the second end of said tubular gland, said second annular wall comprising an annular tear-out groove for opening the second end of said tubular gland for receiving a pipe in said tubular gland for sealing said second annular wall around a pipe, means for folding said tubular gland axially within said first tubular wall, extending from said first annular wall.