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PCT No. PCT/AU94/00395 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 11, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 11, 1996 PCT Filed Jul. 14, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/02779 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 26, 1995A plastic profiled strip (10) is provided for producing helically wound tubes or pipes, the strip (10) having female and male joint formations (13, 14) extending along opposite longitudinal margins thereof and arranged so that upon spirally winding the strip into a tubular form, the joint formations (13, 14) can be interlocked to thereby lock adjacent windings of the strip together, the male joint formation (14) comprising a hinged flap (15) which is flexibly connected to the strip (10) for hinging movement between a disengaged or unlocked position displaced from the plane of the strip (10) and a locking position wherein it interlocks with the female joint formation (13) of an adjacent winding of the strip (10).
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