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US 2015/0176746 A1Published application
Expandable Pipeline Point-Repair Device
AssigneeSmart Lock Pty Ltd
InventorGary Jackson
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Abstract
A pipeline point-repair device, comprising a generally cylindrical body portion, having a locking mechanism mounted on an exterior surface thereof, the generally cylindrical body portion being expandable by application of pressure to an inner surface thereof and an external layer including a resin, the external layer surrounding the exterior surface of the body portion.
Claims19
A pipeline point-repair device, comprising:
- a generally cylindrical body portion, having a locking mechanism mounted on an exterior surface thereof, said generally cylindrical body portion being expandable by application of pressure to an inner surface thereof;
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- an external layer including a resin, said external layer surrounding said exterior surface of said body portion.
A method for repairing a pipe, comprising:
- forming a generally cylindrical body having a locking mechanism mounted on an exterior surface thereof, said generally cylindrical body portion being expandable by application of pressure to an inner surface thereof;
- placing an inflatable packer within said body portion;
- surrounding said exterior surface of said body portion with an external layer including a resin;
- driving said packer, said body portion, and said external layer within a pipe to a location requiring repair;
- inflating said inflatable packer, thereby expanding said body portion to engage an interior surface of said pipe;
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- curing said resin thereby to secure said body portion in said location in said pipe.
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