Directional insertion tool
US9500311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/612
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device and method for inserting a tool into a pipeline transporting a fluid. The device includes a housing that is attachable to a vertical fitting applied on the pipeline, and a launch tube supported by the housing and including a tool passageway through which a tool is fed. The launch tube moves relative to the housing to raise and lower a shoe at an end of the launch tube into the pipeline. The shoe is and adapted to insert a tool into the pipeline at an angle to the launch tube.
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