Patent ID: 6554325
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B29C,B29D,B29K,B29L,C08J,F16L

Abstract:
Tube coupling with:a) a tube-like manchette (10) of glass-fiber-reinforced plastic, b) a seal (12) made of a rubber elastic material covering the manchette (10) on the inside wherein c) the seal (12) has at least one sealing lip (14.1, 14.2) at each axial end projecting radiaily inwardly to the manchette, characterized in that d) the corresponding surface sections (10i, 12a) of the seal (12) and the manchette (10) are connected to each other with material-fit by chemical crosslinking, wherein the seal (12) is thermally heated on its outer surface to a temperature that will break up the carbon chains of the sealing material.