Patent ID: 6870143

Claim:
An apparatus for sealing a connection of a pipe, the apparatus comprising: a first section having an electrocoil surface operable to sealingly engage a first portion of a surface of the pipe; and a second section having an electrocoil surface operable to sealingly engage a second portion of the surface of the pipe, the second section operably sealable to the first section to encapsulate the connection of the pipe, wherein the apparatus further includes at least one terminal mounted on at least one of the first and second sections, the terminal operable to energize the electrocoil surfaces of the first and second sections to electrofuse the electrocoil surfaces of the first and second sections to the first and second portions of the surface of the pipe, wherein the electrocoil surface of the first section of the apparatus is further defined as a first end and second end electrocoil surfaces operable to sealingly engage the surface of the pipe and wherein the electrocoil surface of the second section of the apparatus is further defined as a first end and second end electrocoil surfaces operable to sealingly engage the surface of the pipe, wherein the first and second sections of the apparatus encapsulate the pipe and the connection of the pipe defining a cavity within the apparatus, and wherein the apparatus is further provided with an opening in at least one of the first and second sections such that the opening communicates with the cavity of the apparatus.