Patent ID: 6612620
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
A ducted flexible entry boot assembly for providing a fluid-tight fitting between a wall of a fluid containment region and a conduit passing through the wall, the ducted flexible entry boot assembly comprising:a seal member adapted to be disposed within the containment region, the seal member having a substantially planar seal portion and an integral hollow support sleeve concentric with the seal portion and adapted to extend axially into the containment region, the support sleeve having an outer surface and an inner, conduit receiving surface, the hollow support sleeve further having a degree of flexibility relative to the seal portion sufficient to allow for the insertion of the conduit at angles equal to or other than an angle normal to the fluid containment wall while maintaining a fluid-tight environment; means for rigidifying the seal portion of the seal member; means for releasably attaching the hollow support sleeve to the conduit; a flexible, corrosion resistant sealing ring member adapted to be disposed outside the containment region; a ducting boot integrally formed with, and extending outwardly from the sealing ring member; means, adapted to be disposed between the sealing ring member and the wall, for sealing; and means, carried by the sealing ring member and adapted to extend axially through the wall and the rigidified seal portion, for releasably attaching the seal member to the wall of the containment region.