Deployment probe for pipe repair device
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorAurelian Ioan Furcoiu
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Abstract
Example aspects of a pipe repair assembly, a deployment probe for repairing a pipeline, and a method of repairing a pipeline are disclosed. The pipe repair assembly can comprise a retainer device comprising a retainer tab extending into a retainer slot, the retainer device movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position; and a pipe repair device comprising a spring and an engagement tab, the engagement tab defining a channel, wherein, in the engaged position, the engagement tab is received in the retainer slot and the retainer tab engages the channel, and in the disengaged position, the engagement tab is disposed outside of the retainer slot and the retainer tab is disengaged from the channel.
Claims17
A pipe repair assembly comprising:
- a retainer device comprising a retainer tab and a retainer slot, the retainer tab extending into a retainer slot, the retainer device movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position;
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- a pipe repair device comprising a spring and an engagement tab, the engagement tab defining a channel, wherein, in the engaged position, the engagement tab is received in the retainer slot and the retainer tab engages the channel, and in the disengaged position, the engagement tab is disposed outside of the retainer slot and the retainer tab is disengaged from the channel.
A deployment probe for repairing a pipeline comprising:
- a probe body configured to be navigated through a pipeline, the probe body defining an interior probe void;
- a pipe repair device configured to engage an inner wall of the pipeline;
- a retainer device movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position within the interior probe void, the retainer device comprising a retainer tab, wherein, in the engagement position, the retainer tab is engaged with the pipe repair device, and in the disengaged position, the retainer tab is disengaged from the pipe repair device;
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- a release mechanism configured to move the retainer device from the engaged position to the disengaged position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.