GB2407855A - A branch connector for tapping into live pipes - Google Patents

A branch connector for tapping into live pipes Download PDF

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GB2407855A
GB2407855A GB0325641A GB0325641A GB2407855A GB 2407855 A GB2407855 A GB 2407855A GB 0325641 A GB0325641 A GB 0325641A GB 0325641 A GB0325641 A GB 0325641A GB 2407855 A GB2407855 A GB 2407855A
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Julian Jowitt
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L41/00—Branching pipes; Joining pipes to walls
    • F16L41/04—Tapping pipe walls, i.e. making connections through the walls of pipes while they are carrying fluids; Fittings therefor
    • F16L41/06—Tapping pipe walls, i.e. making connections through the walls of pipes while they are carrying fluids; Fittings therefor making use of attaching means embracing the pipe
    • F16L41/065—Tapping pipe walls, i.e. making connections through the walls of pipes while they are carrying fluids; Fittings therefor making use of attaching means embracing the pipe without removal of material

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Abstract

A quick fit branch connector for tapping into live pipes comprises a water tight housing 3 that secures to the area of the pipe to be tapped, an element 5 for penetrating the pipe work which must include flutes, guides, holes or slots to allow and encourage the fluid to be released from the existing pipe work 1 and diverted away, and the housing 3 must have a siphon 6 to divert to transport the fluid away from the housing 3. The element 5 is preferably hammered into the existing pipe 1. Preferably the penetrating element 5 is designed not to obstruct fluid flow in the existing pipe 1 and the element 5 should not produce any swarf that could cause blockages.

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DESCRIPTION
TITLE QUICK FIT PIPE BRANCH CONNECTOR
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a quick fit pipe branch connector. The device would be located onto the pipe at the area of desired branch connection
PROBLEM
It is a common requirement to be able to take a branch off an existing pipe run or loop, the current disadvantage is that one would normally have to drain the system down before the pipe could be cut to enable a traditional branch connector to be inserted. An example of a branch connector would be in the form of a compression 'T' or 'Y' fitting. Once the connector has been fitted the system would then have to be re-filled and bled to remove any trapped air. This whole process is very time consuming.
WHAT THE INVENTION DOES
The first object of this invention is to provide a branch connection to existing pipe work without requiring the system to be draining down beforehand or any subsequent bleeding.
The other object is to do this quickly.
ESSENTIAL FEATURES
The mechanism must have a water tight housing that secures to the area of pipe to be penetrated.
Within this water tight housing there must be an element that penetrates the pipe work.
The penetrating element must be made from a strong enough material and suitably designed to penetrate the pipe surface easily without buckling or defomming itself.
The penetrating element must have flutes, guides, holes, slots etc or a suitable design to allow and encourage liquid to be released from the existing pipe work loop and diverted away.
The air tight housing must have a siphon to divert the liquid away from the air tight housing to the desired destination.
The siphon is also used to connect to the destination pipe work.
The mechanism should be resistant to leaks The mechanism should be strong enough to withstand the hammer blows that enable it to work.
NON ESSENTIAL FEATURES
Preferably the penetrating element would be designed not to obstruct water flow in the existing pipe work loop.
Preferably the penetrating element would be designed to create minimum resistance to liquid flow in both the existing pipe work loop and the diverted flow.
Preferably the mechanism should be resistant to decay by constant liquid flow.
Preferably the mechanism should be resistant to oxidization.
Preferably the mechanism should be tested to a higher pressure than the systems that is to serve.
Preferably the mechanism operation should not produce any swarf that could cause future blockages
DESCRIPTION Coned
A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing in which: FIGURE 1 shows an isometric example of the mechanism.
1 is a typical example of a section of existing pipe work.
2 is the existing water loop liquid flow direction.
3 is an example of the air tight housing mechanism.
4 is an example of a securing device to secure 3 onto 1 is an example of the tubular penetrating element, in this case with multiple orifice to allow water diversion 6 is an example of the siphon 7 is an example of the diverted water flow 8 is an example of an orifice formed on the shaft of 5 that allows water to be diverted to 6 a secondary water tight seal.
9 is an example of a slot to enable 5 to be rotated through 360 degrees. As 5 turns, 8 blocks and un-blokes the flow of liquid to 6.
is the direction of force onto 5 that is required to make 5 penetrate 1.
11 is an example of the water tight cap that in this example is screwed onto the top of 3 creating a secondary water tight seal.

Claims (7)

CLAI MS
1 A quick fit device for making and securing a branch to an existing pipe run.
2 A device as claimed in claim 1 enabling connection to be made without having to drain down the system from fluid prior to fitting.
3 A device as claimed in claim 1 that is quick
4 A device as claimed in claim 1 that can be achieved without the use of electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic or gas powered tools.
A device as claimed in claim 1 that is small and compact.
6 A device as claimed in claim 1 that has a shut off valve incorporated into the diverted liquid flow.
7 A mechanism substantially as herein described above and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2472886A (en) * 2010-05-25 2011-02-23 Simon Senior Clifford A device for stopping and controlling flow in a pressurized tube or pipe
EP2685147A1 (en) * 2012-07-13 2014-01-15 Pipelife Nederland B.V. Top-piece device with position indicator
GB2517198A (en) * 2013-08-15 2015-02-18 Jcco 331 Ltd Improvements in and relating to pipe junctions

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GB908126A (en) * 1958-05-03 1962-10-17 Vallourec Improvements in and relating to branching connections for gas or like mains
US3277683A (en) * 1964-02-25 1966-10-11 M B Skinner Company Punch for pipe tapping t fitting
US3756261A (en) * 1971-11-16 1973-09-04 Amp Inc Method and apparatus for connecting a tap to a pipeline
GB1456692A (en) * 1973-06-25 1976-11-24 Gebelius Sven Runo Vilhelm Pipe junctions
FR2625289A1 (en) * 1987-12-23 1989-06-30 Carrel Jean Device for making a live tapping on a pipe
DE4309941A1 (en) * 1993-03-26 1994-09-29 Puspas Armaturen Gmbh Tapping fitting
WO1998011373A2 (en) * 1996-09-11 1998-03-19 Fusion Group Plc Cutters
GB2386933A (en) * 2002-01-30 2003-10-01 Alan Fredrick Rees A tee connector for tapping into live pipes

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB908126A (en) * 1958-05-03 1962-10-17 Vallourec Improvements in and relating to branching connections for gas or like mains
US3277683A (en) * 1964-02-25 1966-10-11 M B Skinner Company Punch for pipe tapping t fitting
US3756261A (en) * 1971-11-16 1973-09-04 Amp Inc Method and apparatus for connecting a tap to a pipeline
GB1456692A (en) * 1973-06-25 1976-11-24 Gebelius Sven Runo Vilhelm Pipe junctions
FR2625289A1 (en) * 1987-12-23 1989-06-30 Carrel Jean Device for making a live tapping on a pipe
DE4309941A1 (en) * 1993-03-26 1994-09-29 Puspas Armaturen Gmbh Tapping fitting
WO1998011373A2 (en) * 1996-09-11 1998-03-19 Fusion Group Plc Cutters
GB2386933A (en) * 2002-01-30 2003-10-01 Alan Fredrick Rees A tee connector for tapping into live pipes

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2472886A (en) * 2010-05-25 2011-02-23 Simon Senior Clifford A device for stopping and controlling flow in a pressurized tube or pipe
GB2472886B (en) * 2010-05-25 2011-09-07 Simon Senior Clifford This invention relates to a device for cutting tube and pipe containing fluid or gas under pressure and the simultaneous installation of a flow stopping
EP2685147A1 (en) * 2012-07-13 2014-01-15 Pipelife Nederland B.V. Top-piece device with position indicator
NL2009187C2 (en) * 2012-07-13 2014-01-16 Pipelife Nederland Bv MOUNTING DEVICE WITH FLOW INDICATOR.
GB2517198A (en) * 2013-08-15 2015-02-18 Jcco 331 Ltd Improvements in and relating to pipe junctions

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