Patent Document:

in a first embodiment of the sleeve according to the invention appearing on fig1 , the sleeve has a largely tubular body 1 from which diverse flanges , lips and beads are projecting . the sleeve 1 is provided with an annular external lip 3 at its first end 5 . the lip 3 has largely constant cross - section so as to be very flexible and projects away from the end 5 and obliquely up along the outer side of the body 1 of the sleeve and towards the second end 7 of the sleeve . the first embodiment of the sleeve further includes an internal reduction of the diameter at the first end , configured as a tapering lip 9 which extends inwards and towards the first end 5 . the internal reduction or lip 9 both serves as a sealing means towards an inserted branch pipe and as a compression means towards the edge or wall of a surrounding hole of a main pipe or a wall . the internal reduction of the diameter at the first end 5 does not need to be shaped as a lip in cross - section but may just be a solid inwards projection in another , not shown , embodiment . at the first end 7 of the sleeve , which always will appear outside the wall or the main pipe in which the sleeve is mounted , there is an annular outwards projecting flange 11 . the flange 11 extends perpendicularly from the body 1 of the sleeve on the side 13 facing the first end 5 . the purpose of the flange 11 is to provide abutment for the underlying part being the external side of a pipe or for the side of a strapping band as described below . spaced apart from the flange 11 , there is provided an annular bead 15 which may have a pointed cross - section as shown on fig . i or may be round in other not shown embodiments . the bead 15 is spaced about 15 millimetres from the side 13 in order to accommodate for a standard width strapping band between the flange 11 and the bead 15 . the spacing between side 13 and bead 15 may be greater or lesser , e . g . between 12 and 18 mm . the bead 15 will assist the user visually when mounting the sleeve as described below . in order to provide sufficient sealing at the second end 7 , the sleeve is generally provided with an internal tapering flange 17 pointing inwards and towards the first end of the sleeve , a feature which is prior art . furthermore , the sleeve may be provided with further lips or beads 19 internally for enhancing the sealing effect ; these lips or beads 19 may be provided in any number or configurations . fig2 shows a main pipe 21 of double - walled construction with a smooth inner pipe 23 and a corrugated outer pipe 25 . this kind of main pipe is typically used for a sewer conduit . the sleeve is put through a drilled hole inside the pipe 21 and mounted as shown on fig2 . the lip 3 at the first end will then fold down slightly so as to contact the inner side of the inner pipe 23 . in this way , the user can be assured that the sleeve is correctly mounted when feels the resistance from the lip 3 while pulling the sleeve back through the hole . provided correct dimensioning of the sleeve to the thickness of the double wall 23 , 25 , the flange 11 at the second end will rest partly upon the outside corrugation 25 . the branch pipe 27 may then be mounted in the sleeve . fig3 also shows a first embodiment of the sleeve ; here , though , the sleeve is relatively higher , or longer , in order to illustrate the application of a strapping band 31 . here , the sleeve is mounted so that the lip 3 engages the inner side of the inner pipe 23 while the bead 15 appears on top of the corrugation of the outer pipe 25 . after fitting the branch pipe 27 in the sleeve as shown , the strapping band 31 is mounted between the flange 11 and the bead 15 . in addition to good sealing effected by the strapping band 31 close to the second end of the sleeve , the strapping band 31 may also ensure that the branch pipe 27 cannot slide further into the main pipe 21 . thus , it is ensured that the leading end of branch pipe 27 will not project into the bore of the main pipe 21 and cause obstruction and accumulation of solid matter conducted in the pipe . the second embodiment of the sleeve shown on fig4 is applicable to large and deep holes in thick walls . the embodiment shown on fig5 of the sleeve shows a design with larger internal lips 29 which is suited for branch pipes of more coarse construction . in a fourth embodiment of the sleeve according to the invention , the bead 15 may be omitted . this embodiment of the sleeve is shown on fig6 and used in a thick concrete wall where the dimension of the wall 33 is greater than the length of the sleeve . when mounting the sleeve , the lip 3 will be bent up along the inside of the hole in the wall 33 and thus form a further compression means when subsequently mounting the branch pipe ( not shown ). the flange 11 will then rest on the outer surface of the wall 33 and thus form a stop means for the sleeve . it is , however , to be mentioned that the first , second and third embodiments of the sleeve according to the invention may also be used in connection with such thick concrete walls 33 if the bead 15 does not prevent correct mounting and seeking of the branch pipe . the use of the sleeve according to the invention may be combined in other ways . for example , the use of a strapping band 31 may be combined with mounting a branch pipe in a thick concrete wall as shown on fig6 , and in that case the second end 7 of the sleeve will project out from the outer side of the wall while the lips 3 are folded up along the inner side of the hole in that wall 33 . the sleeve is made of a modified rubber material , for example sbr - rubber , epdm - rubber , npr - rubber or other rubber or elastomer - types . in fig7 , the accessory in the shape of a collar 34 is illustrated . the collar has the shape of a truncated cone where a number of steps 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 are shaped . in this embodiment , four different steps are provided , but the collar 34 may be provided with any number of steps . each step is separated by a cutting zone 39 which cutting zone is limited in both sides by a specially reinforced section 40 , 41 . the particular collar is suitable for being fitted into a sleeve or a piece of pipe 27 fitted inside a sleeve according to the invention having an outer diameter of “ a ”. the branch pipe may have any of the diameters “ b ”, “ c ” or “ d ”. by cutting the collar 34 in the appropriate cutting zone 39 such that the appropriate step is the step corresponding to the appropriate diameter of the branch pipe , the collar 34 is adaptable to , in this case , three different sizes of branch pipes , namely branch pipes having an outer diameter of “ b ”, “ c ” or “ d ”. the width of each step 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 may advantageously be chosen to correspond to a strapping band such that after the collar has been cut in order to suit the appropriate branch pipe , a spanning strap may be arranged in the step such that the zones 40 , 41 limit and thereby keep the strapping band in place on the appropriate step . in fig8 , a perspective view of a collar 34 according to the invention is illustrated , depicted such that the steps of the collar may be seen from the inside . the steps are indicated by the reference numbers of fig7 added with an apostrophe .

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