Inventors:
Roger Lee Siferd - Findlay OH
Matthew C. Ankrom - Findlay OH
Larry E. Porter - Findlay OH
Assignee:
Hancor, Inc. - Findlay OH
International Classification:
B29C 5334
US Classification:
425393, 425392, 425398, 425DIG 218
Abstract:
A pipe section formed of a polymeric material which has a substantially constant thickness throughout, the terminal edge of the female connection having a reinforcement structure which rigidifies the end of the female connection and prevents deformation, the pipe section preferably having a flared end, and the reinforcement structure preferably being a semicircular channel formed at the end of the pipe section by a mandrel after initial extrusion of the pipe section; along with a method and apparatus for forming the pipe section, a pipe assembly including such pipe section, and a method of forming the pipe assembly.