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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Elmar Koch, Eslohe, DE;
Martin Köper, Attendom, DE;
Inventors:
Elmar Koch, Eslohe, DE;
Martin Köper, Attendom, DE;
Assignee:
TRACTO—TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG, Lennestadt, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/18 (2006.01); F16L 55/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for in-situ repair of old underground pipes is disclosed. A breaking tool with a drive or a pipe section is pulled from a typical inspection shaft to the next inspection shaft (machine shaft) by a hydraulic piston-cylinder unit which has a housing that is at least partially located inside the old pipe. The extremely limited interior space of the machine shaft is thereby kept essentially free from machine parts.