CA1177019A - Binding device for elongated pipes - Google Patents

Binding device for elongated pipes

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CA1177019A
CA1177019A CA000382356A CA382356A CA1177019A CA 1177019 A CA1177019 A CA 1177019A CA 000382356 A CA000382356 A CA 000382356A CA 382356 A CA382356 A CA 382356A CA 1177019 A CA1177019 A CA 1177019A
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pipes
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Isao Takei
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JFE Engineering Corp
NICHIEI DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS Inc
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NICHIEI DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS Inc
Nippon Kokan Ltd
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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

A binding device for a plurality of elongated pipes is provided which comprises a pair of pipe reception blocks, sleepers interposing the blocks therebetween, and a bundling strap encircling tightly a pair of pipe reception blocks, and the sleepers. The pipe reception block includes two regions, one being the region where concavities are formed and the other being the region where the surface contacting with the sleeper is formed. The former may preferably be made of rigid polyurethane resin, and the latter of a veneer plywood.

Description

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BINDING DEVICE FOR ELONGATED PIPES

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTlON

Field of the Invention .
This invention relates to a binding device for shipping and the storage of a plurality of elongated pipes.
Prior Art In those known cases in the prior art, a plurality of elongated pipes have been accumulated in a bundle and then tightly secured together with a steel wire or the like. ~his binding method has been widely adopted in the fields of transportation due to its relatively simple process. While on the other hand, there are some dis-advantages that the elongated pipes are subjected to possible damages destroying protective coatings by direct contacting with the steel wire or the like. Moreover, since the bundle formed of a plurality oE elongated pipes is encircled and tightened by a steel. wire whlch contacts only with some localized or restr:icted suxEace port:ions of each of the outermost disposed elongated plpes, those pipes within the bundle may shi:Et and the bunclle is liable to c.rush or deformation during transportation or storage in a stacked condition, thus lacking a stable, safe and quick handling of the elongated pipes. Furthermore, in this conventional method, no counter-measures are provided for protecting each of the elongated pipes against bends or dents.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is ~herefore an object of this invention -to provide a binding device for a plurality of elongated pipes in which the above disadvantages are full,v eliminated, According to this invention the binding device for a plurality of elongated pipes is comprised of a pair of pipe reception blocks, first and second sleepers interposing the blocks therebetween, and a bundling strap encircling a pair of the pipe reception blocks, and the first and second sleepers. A plurality of elongated pipes are disposed side by side or in transverse arrangement with respect to the longitudinal axes of the pipes each within a space defined by the concavities formed on one surface of the blocks. The curvature of the concavities is substantially e~ual to the external curvature of the elongated pipes. One of a pair of the pipe reception blocks rests on the first sleeper, and the second sleeper is placed on the other of a ~, pair of the pipe recep-tion blocks. This assembly :is completed and integrated by *~ tightly encircled bundling strap means along the traverse surface of the assemb:ly. This assembly may be stacked in overlying arrangement with one or more of other similar assemblies.
The pipe reception block may be made of two regions of different material, one being the region where the concavities are formed and the other being the region where the surface contacting with -the sleeper is Eormed. The former region is preferably made of rigid polyurethane resin, ~7~7(~
and the latter is preferably made of a veneer plywood.
The both different materials are fixed together with an approp~iate adhesive agent. The pipe reception block thus '~ constructed has sufficient mechanical strength to bear against deformation so that it protects the elongated pi~ s from deformation and also enables to decrease the ~
of the sleepers which might have otherwise been of a considerable volume so as to withstand the external forces imparted during handling or transportation.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following, more detailed, description of preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF T~IE DRAWINGS

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the binding devices according to the invention utilized i.n bundling a plurality of elongated pipes;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a pipe reception block in overlying a:Liynment with a sleeperi Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a second ernbodimen-t o~ a pipe recep-tion block in overlying alignment with a sleeper in which the pipe reception block is truncated;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of a pipe reception block in overlying alignment with a sleeper in which the block has concavi-ties partially broken ou-t;

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Fig. 5 is a ~ront elevational view showing an assembly comprised of two sleepers, a ~alr of pipe recep-tion bloc~s, and a supportin~ member inserted within a hole; and Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 5.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

A binding device for a plurality of elongated pipes according to this invention comprises a pair of pipe reception blocks 2 for cradling within a space formed therein a plurality of elongated pipes 1, first and second sleepers 3 interposing the pipe reception blocks 2, and a .~ bundling strap ~ for tightly encircling a pair of pipe reception blocks 2 and the first and second sleepers 3.
The bundle assembly using this binding device may be stacked in multiple on one or more of a similar bundle assembly as shown in Fig. 1. In this case the intervening sleeper between the underlying assembly and the overlying assembly is either the ~irst sleeper of the underlying assembly or the second sleeper of the overlylng assembly, and either one of them can be dispensed w:ith. The elong~tecl pi.pe to be handled with the binding device according to this invention may be of any size and length having a substantially circular cross section, such as steel pipes, poly-vinyl chloride pipes, glass tubes or the like.
As best shown in ~igs. 2, 3 and 4, the pipe reception block 2 is formed to be adapted to receive side by side a plurality of elongated pipes within spaces 5 which are defined a~

by concavi-ties formed on one surface o~ the pipe reception block 2. A pair of the pipe reception blocks 2 are confronted with each other in inverted arrangement thus defining the spaces 5. The radius of the concavity is substantially equal to that of the elongated pipe to be embraced within the space 5. The concavities are formed on, one surface of the block 2 in equal spaced-apart relation to each other, and between the adjacent concavities there is formed a plateau section 6.
Some of the plateau sections 6 have an aperture 7 formed centrally within its body. A supporting member 8 made of such as wood block ~see Fig. 5) is adapted to be inserted in this aperture 7 and capped with the like but inverted aperture of the overlying pipe reception block 2, and serves to support the weight of upper bundle assemblies when the assemblies are stacked in multiple.
Preferably, the pipe reception block 2 is composed of two regions, one is the region where the concavities are formed and the other is the region where the sleeper 3 contacts d:Lrectly. The Eormer region is made of such as rubber, plastic resin, poly-vinyl chloride resin or the like, and the most proper material may be selected from those among such materials in accordance with the kind of the pipes to be employed. In the case of steel pipes, rigid polyurethane resin has been proved to be most suitable. The lat-ter region as designated by reference numeral 9 is preferably made of a veneer plywood. The both regions, i.e., poly-vinyl chloride resin and the veneer plywood are secured rigidly by a ~ ~71~
suitable adhesive agent. It shoulr~ be noted that due to the provision of the veneer plywood between the poly-vinyl chlo ride resin and the sleeper 3, the height of the sleeper 3 is remarkably decreased which might have otherwise been of a considerable volume so as to withstand the external Eorces imparted during handling or transportation. Thus, these construction affords advantages to prevent the elongated pipes from any bending or twisting, A second embodimen-t of the pipe reception block 2 is shown in Fig. 3 wherein the top of the plateau section 6 is truncated. This -type of pipe reception block is par-ticular-ly suitable when the number of bundle assemblies to be stacked is small and hence the weight imparted direc-tly to the pipe surface is endurable. Referring now to Fig. 4, there is shown a third embodiment of the pip2 recep-tion block 2. As seen from the drawing, the polyurethane vinyl resin is broken out from the bot-tom oE the concavity. One of the reasons why these -two types of the embodiments are adopted resides in that the polyurethane vinyl resin is relatively expensive so -that it is more practical to try to decrease the amount o~ the material~
The sleepers 3 are pre~erably and in this embodiment made of wood, and respectively support and rest on a pair of the pipe recep~ion blocks 2 in contact with the surfce made of the veneer plywood 9.
The bundling strap 14 may be hoops, wires, nylon strings or the like, or any othe known strappiny devices.
The method of bundling or its function when used the :' . .~
'' i ~' binding device according to thi.s inventlon will now ~e de-scribed with reE~rence particularly ~o Figs. 5 an~ 6.
First, a plurali-ty of sleepers 3 are placed on the ground or shipping location in spaced-apart disposltion. The pipe reception blocks 2 are then deposited on the respective sleeper and in turn a plurality of elongated pipes 1 are seated in each concavity of the blocks 2 thus arranging -the elongated pipes 1 side by side in transverss relation -to the sleepers 3. The supporting members 8 are inserted into -the apertures 7. The supporting members 8 are no-t used when such conditions are met as the stacked number of ~le bundle as-semblies is small. After inserting the supporting members 8, another pipe reception block 2 is placed in inverse arrange-ment wi-th the already placed block 2 so that the elongated pipes 1 are embraced within spaces 5 de~ined by confxonting respective concavities of two pipe reception blocks 2. Then another sleeper 3 is rested on the upper block 2 to comple-te one set of bundling ass0mbly. ~ second bundlin~ assembly constructed similarly as above is stacked on the :Eirst as~
sembly, and one or more o.f the assemblies are stac~ecl in multiple. These assembl.ies are then .integrated by an en-circling tightLy bound strap 14. In this case, when it i~
necessary, each assembly may be independently tightly en circled by the strap 1~. The provision o~ the strap 14 is effected by encircling it along the transverse sur~ace of -the binding device as shown in Fig. 1, but it is also possible to encircle any additional number of straps around the adjacent elongated pipes 1 or around the binding device in - ~ ----.... - 7 -~'7~

parallel direction to the longitudinal axes of the pipes 1.
The elonga-ted pipes 1 thus embraced within the space 5 are out of contact with each other and individually supported by the concavities. Since the pipe reception blocks are made rigid enough to endllre the external forces imparted thereon, the elongated pipes are free of bending or twisting during transportation and handling.
While there have been shown and described some preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited thereto but may be variously modified and practiced within the scope set forth in the attached claims.

Claims (6)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWED:
1. A binding device for a plurality of elongated pipes, comprising:
a pair of pipe reception blocks, each block being formed in a first region thereof with a plurality of con-cavities, the concavities of one block cooperating with those of the other block so that successive pairs of con-cavities, each pair consisting of one concavity formed in one block and a cooperating concavity formed in the other block, define a plurality of spaces for respectively receiv-ing side by side an associated plurality of elongated pipes, adjacent ones of said spaces being equally spaced apart, each space having substantially the same curvature as -that of the outer surface of the pipe associated therewith, and each block having a second region spaced apart from said first region thereof, said two regions of each block being made of different materials;
first and second sleepers which respectively support and rest on a pair of said pipe reception blocks, one of said sleepers being in contact with said second region of one of said blocks and the other of said sleepers being in contact with said second region of the other of said blocks;
and bundling strap means for tightly encircling and fast-ening said blocks and sleepers.
2. A binding device according to claim 1, in which said first region of each block is made of rigid pulyurethane resin and said second region of each block is made of a veneer plywood.
3. A binding device according to claim 2 in which said concavities substantially surround said respective pipes.
4. A binding device according to claim 2 in which said concavities only partially surround said respective pipes, excluding portions between the upper and lower surfaces of said pipes.
5. A binding device according to claim 2 in which por-tions respectively adjacent to the bottoms of said concavi-ties are broken out and communicate directly with said re-spective second regions.
6. A binding device for a plurality of elongated pipes comprising:
a pair of pipe reception blocks for receiving side by side a plurality of elongated pipes within a space defined by two confronting concavities, said concavities being formed on respective first surfaces of said pipe reception blocks in equal spaced-apart arrangement and having substan-tially the same curvature as that of the outer surface of the elongated pipes;
first and second sleepers which respectively support and rest on a pair of said pipe reception blocks in contact with respective other surfaces of said pipe reception blocks; and bundling strap means for tightly encircling and fast-ening a pair of said pipe reception blocks interposing therebetween a plurality of elongated pipes, and said first and second sleepers;
in which between adjacent ones of said concavities a plateau section is formed and an aperture is formed central-ly to the plateau section, further comprising a weight-bear-ing supporting member to be received in said member.
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