Patent ID: 6793442
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: B23D,E03F,E21B,F16L

Abstract:
A device for the trenchless replacement of in-situ pipe, comprising:a mole; a length of cable, said cable being engagable to said mole; a cable pulling system being releasably engagable to said cable; said cable pulling system including a cable engaging device, a reaction plate and a frame portion that includes a cable pulley; said cable engaging device including a first cable gripping device for engaging said cable in a cable pulling stroke, and a second cable gripping device for engaging said cable following said cable pulling stroke; said frame portion including frame members for supporting said cable pulley and said reaction plate; said reaction plate including an edge portion having a cable insertion slot formed therein for the passage of said cable therethrough; and said frame members being configured such that said cable pulling system is adaptable for the sideways insertion of said cable into said cable insertion slot and onto said pulley.