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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2003
Larry W. Kiest, Jr., Ottawa, IL (US);
Victor F. Schuh, Lodi, CA (US);
Eric G. Vanderlans, Lobi, CA (US);
Stephen L. Thomas, Lodi, CA (US);
Rick A. Fast, LaSalle, IL (US);
Larry W. Kiest, Jr., Ottawa, IL (US);
Victor F. Schuh, Lodi, CA (US);
Eric G. Vanderlans, Lobi, CA (US);
Stephen L. Thomas, Lodi, CA (US);
Rick A. Fast, LaSalle, IL (US);
LMK Enterprises, Inc., Ottawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A frame assembly includes a shoe frame and a roller frame. The shoe frame includes an inflatable bladder thereon and the roller frame includes at least one roller that is rotatably mounted thereto. The method of the present invention comprises placing the shoe within a pipe and inflating the bladder so as to secure the shoe frame within the pipe. A flexible cable is then trained around the roller and into the flexible pipe.