Methods and assemblies for welding a gasket to a pipe section

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9216561
APP PUB NO 20140174653A1
SERIAL NO

13722151

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The present disclosure is directed to a method of welding a gasket to a spigot portion of a pipe section. The method includes supporting the gasket in a recess on the spigot portion of the pipe section. The gasket includes a seating portion and a sealing portion. The sealing portion includes a first shoulder portion and a second shoulder portion. A first bonding portion extends from the first shoulder portion and a second bonding portion extends from the second shoulder portion. The first bonding portion and the second bonding portion are provided to bond the gasket to the spigot portion. The method further includes heating a portion of the gasket and an adjacent surface of the spigot portion and applying a force onto the portion of the gasket following the application of heat to fuse the gasket onto the spigot portion.

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ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC4640 TRUEMAN BLVD HILLIARD OH 43026

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Babcanec, Joseph A Hilliard, US 2 2
Piazza, Nicholas J Findlay, US 2 2
Vanhoose, Bill R Hilliard, US 3 23

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