Patent ID: 9377131
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: F16L

Claim Text:
1. A pipe puller apparatus, comprising: a body; a main actuator mounted on the body; and a strut assembly mounted on the body and including a first shoe adapted to engage a first interior wall of a pipe, a second shoe adapted to engage a second interior wall of the pipe, and a strut actuator adapted to increase the distance between the first shoe and the second shoe; wherein the strut assembly includes a strut rotatably mounted to the body for rotation relative to the body and a pivot plate mounted to the body for rotation relative to the body, wherein the strut actuator is mounted on the strut and the strut actuator is adapted to rotate the pivot plate relative to the body, and the strut and the pivot plate rotate relative to the body on substantially the same rotational axis.