Pipe threading
CA 2405748 A1 · Owner: Lattice Intellectual Property Ltd. · Inventors: Waghorn, Christopher Paul; Rowe, Stephen Anthony; Delaforce, Stephen Robert
Overview
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A pipe threading arrangement for connection to a service pipe (14) in a dwelling comprises a launch coupling (50) with a body portion (51) forming a chamber in which a parachute housing (60) is held. A stopper arrangement (30 31) allows the coupling to be attached to the service pipe (14) whilst gas is present in both the service pipe and main. The housing includes a folded parachute-like device (62) attached to a line (66). A front portion of the parachute housing includes flexible guide (63) which allows the device to be manually lowered into a main pipe via the service pipe. A tube (65) is used to push the housing through the pipe. The tube is arranged to receive a jet of gas to …
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- Filed April 9, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 9, 2021.
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