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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Daniel Thomas Germata, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Allen James Spivey, West Dundee, IL (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Thomas Germata, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Allen James Spivey, West Dundee, IL (US);
Assignee:
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for slip-lining a pipeline with plastic pipe including a slip-line cable having four sections—a forward navigation section, an intermediate locking section connected to a back end of the forward navigation section, a rearward drive section connected to a back end of the intermediate locking section, and an impact driver connected to the rearward drive section. Also disclosed is a method for slip-lining a pipeline with plastic pipe.