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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen Robert Delaforce, Loughborough, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 5/900 ;
Abstract
A pipe threading arrangement includes a launch body (,) and a parachute (,) within tube (,). The parachute is launched into pipe (,) via slide valve (,) and brings with it a threading cable (,). At a remote location within the pipe (,) the parachute is stopped by a catch arm (,) with associated catch finger (,). The parachute is deflated and retrieved, together with the threading cable, via the slide valve into the catch body (,).