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Aerial pipe arrangement and method of aerially arranging pipesAerial pipe arrangement and method of aerially arranging pipes description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070176056, Aerial pipe arrangement and method of aerially arranging pipes. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001]1. Field of the Invention [0002]The invention relates to an aerial pipe arrangement, and a method of aerially arranging pipes. [0003]2. Description of the Related Art [0004]Water pipes and gas pipes are generally buried below roads. [0005]Those pipes have been conventionally buried at a depth of about 12 meters. Recently, they are buried at a depth of about 6 meters. [0006]However, it is often impossible to bury water and/or gas pipes in certain areas. For instance, it is impossible to bury water and/or gas pipes below a river, in an area in which a lot of pipes have been already buried, and hence, there is no sufficient space to newly bury pipes, below a heavy traffic road, below a railroad, or in an area in which it is difficult to remove and recover concrete and asphalt. [0007]Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 63-246585 has suggested a system of aerially arranging pipes, including poles spaced away from each other, a wire tensioned between the poles, and support wires hanging from the wire for supporting pipes arranged below the wire. [0008]Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 63-5010 has suggested a pair of steel pipes connectable to each other. [0009]Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 61-52594 has suggested a swingable arm for connecting a connection hose to a fixed pipe. [0010]The combination of the above-listed three Publications would provide an aerial pipe arrangement which makes it possible to arrange pipes, for instance, above a river or above a railroad. [0011]However, the pair of steel pipes suggested in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 63-5010 has problems that the steel pipes can be connected to each other, but it is impossible to avoid the steel pipes from separating from each other, and that one of the steel pipes is not bendable and extendable relative to the other. [0012]Accordingly, the aerial pipe arrangement comprised of the combination of the above-listed three Publications is accompanied with a problem of poor resistance to vibration, for instance, caused by earthquake. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0013]In view of the above-mentioned problem in the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide an aerial pipe arrangement for feeding fluid to a fluid-receiver from a fluid-supplier through a pipe, and a method of aerially arranging pipes for feeding fluid to a fluid-receiver from a fluid-supplier, both of which provide high resistance to vibration. [0014]Hereinbelow are described an aerial pipe arrangement and a method of aerially arranging pipes both in accordance with the present invention through the use of reference numerals used in later described embodiments. The reference numerals are indicated only for the purpose of clearly showing correspondence between claims and the embodiments. It should be noted that the reference numerals are not allowed to interpret claims of the present application. [0015]In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an aerial pipe arrangement (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) for feeding fluid to a fluid-receiver (103) from a fluid-supplier (102) through a pipe, including a wire (113, 303) tensioned between a first support (301) and a second support (302), a hollow fluid-feeding pipe (120, 320) extending between the first and second supports (301, 302), and a hanger (130, 330) for allowing the fluid-feeding pipe (120, 320) to hang from the wire (113, 303), wherein the fluid-feeding pipe (120, 320) is comprised of a plurality of fundamental pipes (150) capable of being connected to one another, a second fundamental pipe (150B) connected to a first fundamental pipe (150A) can extend and contract axially thereof relative to the first fundamental pipe (150A), and can further bend obliquely relative to the first fundamental pipe (150A), the first fundamental pipe (150A) is formed at one end thereof with an increased-radius portion (151) having an increased inner radius, and a flange (152) formed continuous to the increased-radius portion (151), the second fundamental pipe (150B) is formed with at least one projection (154) located remote from an end of the second fundamental pipe (150B), the first and second fundamental pipes (150A, 150B) are connected to each other through a movable flange (160), the movable flange (160) has an inner diameter to fit around the second fundamental pipe (150B), the movable flange (160) is formed at an inner edge thereof with a cut-out (162) through which the projection (154) can pass, and when the first and second fundamental pipes (150A, 150B) are connected to each other through the movable flange (160), the movable flange (160) is connected to the flange (152) of the first fundamental pipe (150A) such that the projection (154) and the cut-out (162) are not in alignment with each other. [0016]The aerial pipe arrangement (300) may further include a first hollow supply-pole (301) standing on the ground, wherein the first hollow supply-pole (301) defines the first support, and is connected to the fluid-supplier (102), and the fluid supplied from the fluid-supplier (102) is fed to the fluid-receiver (103) through the first hollow supply-pole (301) and the fluid-feeding pipe (320) in this order. [0017]The aerial pipe arrangement (300) may further include a second hollow supply-pole (302) standing on the ground, wherein the second hollow supply-pole (302) defines the second support, and is connected to the fluid-receiver (103), and the fluid supplied from the fluid-supplier (102) is fed to the fluid-receiver (103) through the fluid-feeding pipe (320) and the second hollow supply-pole (302) in this order. [0018]The aerial pipe arrangement (400) may further include at least one support-pole (410) standing on the ground between the first and second hollow supply-poles (301, 302) for supporting the fluid-feeding pipe (320) therewith. [0019]It is preferable that the support-pole has a fundamental pipe (420) to which the fluid-feeding pipe (320) can be connected to, the fluid-feeding pipe (320) being connected to the fundamental pipe (420). [0020]The aerial pipe arrangement (500) may further include at least one branch pipe (510), the branch pipe (510) being connected to the fluid-feeding pipe (320) to partially separate the fluid from the fluid-feeding pipe (320) thereinto. [0021]For instance, the branch pipe (510) is comprised of a bellows pipe composed of plastic. [0022]In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of aerially arranging pipes for feeding fluid to a fluid-receiver (103) from a fluid-supplier (102), including tensioning a wire (113, 303) between a first support (301) and a second support (302), and hanging a hollow fluid-feeding pipe (120, 320) extending between the first and second supports (301, 302), from the wire (113, 303), wherein the fluid-feeding pipe (120, 320) is comprised of a plurality of fundamental pipes (150) capable of being connected to one another, a second fundamental pipe (150B) connected to a first fundamental pipe (150A) can extend and contract axially thereof relative to the first fundamental pipe (150A), and can further bend obliquely relative to the first fundamental pipe (150A), the first fundamental pipe (150A) is formed at one end thereof with an increased-radius portion (151) having an increased inner radius, and a flange (152) formed continuous to the increased-radius portion (151), the second fundamental pipe (150B) is formed with at least one projection (154) located remote from an end of the second fundamental pipe (150B), the first and second fundamental pipes (150A, 150B) are connected to each other through a movable flange (160), the movable flange (160) has an inner diameter to fit around the second fundamental pipe (150B), the movable flange (160) is formed at an inner edge thereof with a cut-out (162) through which the projection (154) can pass, and when the first and second fundamental pipes (150A, 150B) are connected to each other through the movable flange (160), the movable flange (160) is connected to the flange (152) of the first fundamental pipe (150A) such that the projection (154) and the cut-out (162) are not in alignment with each other. 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