Patent ID: 6460576
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: F16L,Y10S

Abstract:
A pipe insulation jacket, comprising:a first jacket member means made of a dimensionally stable, thermally insulating material having the shape of a semi hollow cylinder with a first radially extending end face, a second radially extending end face, an inner surface area and an outer surface area; and a second jacket member means made of a dimensionally stable, thermally insulating material having the shape of a semi hollow cylinder with a first radially extending end face, a second radially extending end face, an inner surface area and an outer surface area; both said first and second jacket member means having substantially identical cross sectional shape and adapted to be joined to form a hollow cylinder thereby enclosing a pipe means to be insulated, whereby said first end face of said second jacket member means, and whereby said second end face of said first jacket member means faces said second end face of said second jacket member means; said inner surface area of said first jacket member means, said inner surface area of said second jacket member means, at least one of said first end face of said first jacket member means and said first end face of said second jacket member means, and at least one of said second end face of said first jacket member means and said second end face of said second jacket member means being provided with an elastic coating layer means; said elastic coating on said inner surfaces of said first and second jacket member means engaging said pipe means.