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US 10,480,701 B2Granted
Pipeline insertion apparatus and method
OwnerCraig V. Winborninventor
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Abstract
An insertion apparatus and method is provided. In one embodiment, an insertion apparatus is disclosed having an insertion guide including an insertion guide housing having a guide passage, a guide seal packing disposed in the insertion guide, a guide flange extending outwardly from the insertion guide housing to form a guide seal surface; and a coupling nut. The coupling nut is disposed on the insertion guide housing and has a coupling nut passage. The insertion guide housing extends through the coupling nut passage. The coupling nut is configured to provide an insertion apparatus union joint where the guide seal surface is used in forming the insertion apparatus union joint.
Claims20
An insertion apparatus comprising:
- an insertion guide comprising:
- an insertion guide housing having a guide passage;
- a guide seal packing disposed in the insertion guide;
- a guide flange extending outwardly from the insertion guide housing to form a guide seal surface;
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- a coupling nut disposed on the insertion guide housing and having a coupling nut passage, wherein the insertion guide housing extends through the coupling nut passage;
- a rod apparatus having a rod;
- a connection adapter comprising:
- a connection adapter housing with a connection adapter passage, the connection adapter housing having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the rod to allow a terminal end of the rod to pass therethrough;
- an adapter flange extending outwardly from the connection adapter housing to form a connection adapter seal surface;
- and
- a first adapter connector configured to connect the connection adapter to the insertion guide by connecting the coupling nut to the first adapter connector to position the guide seal surface and the connection adapter seal surface in a sealed position so as to form an insertion apparatus union joint between the insertion guide and the connection adapter.
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A method of assembling and installing an insertion apparatus comprising:
- assembling an insertion guide, wherein the insertion guide comprises:
- an insertion guide housing having a guide passage and a first end;
- a guide seal packing disposed in the insertion guide;
- a guide flange extending outwardly from the insertion guide housing to form a guide seal surface;
- a coupling nut disposed on the insertion guide housing and having a coupling nut passage;
- wherein the assembling the insertion guide comprises:
- sliding the coupling nut over the first end and onto the insertion guide housing so that the insertion guide housing extends through the coupling nut passage;
- detachably connecting a bleeder valve assembly to the insertion guide housing, wherein the bleeder valve assembly comprises a bleeder valve connector configured to detachably attach the bleeder valve assembly to the insertion guide housing, wherein the coupling nut is disposed on the insertion guide housing between the guide flange and the bleeder valve assembly;
- inserting a rod of a rod apparatus through the guide passage;
- connecting a connection adapter to a pipe valve assembly, wherein the connection adapter comprises:
- a connection adapter housing with a connection adapter passage, the connection adapter housing having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the rod to allow a terminal end of the rod to pass therethrough;
- an adapter flange extending outwardly from the connection adapter housing to form a connection adapter seal surface;
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- a first adapter connector;
- and
- forming an insertion apparatus union joint between the insertion guide and the connection adapter, wherein forming the insertion apparatus union joint comprises:
- connecting the connection adapter to the insertion guide by connecting the coupling nut to the first adapter connector to position the guide seal surface and the connection adapter seal surface in a sealed position.
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An insertion apparatus comprising:
- an insertion guide comprising:
- an insertion guide housing having a guide passage;
- a guide flange extending outwardly from the insertion guide housing;
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- a coupling nut disposed on the insertion guide housing and having a coupling nut passage, wherein the insertion guide housing extends through the coupling nut passage, and wherein the coupling nut is configured to provide an insertion apparatus union joint adjacent to the guide flange
- a rod apparatus having a rod configured to extend through the guide passage;
- a connection adapter having a connection adapter housing with a connection adapter passage and an adapter flange extending outwardly from the connection adapter housing, the adapter flange used to form the insertion apparatus union joint, the connection adapter housing having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the rod to allow a terminal end of the rod to pass therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.