Patent ID: 7195678
Filing Date: 2007-03-27
Classification: B08B,B09B

Abstract:
1. A method of installing an inspection port structure onto a pipe having an asbestos insulation extending therearound, the method comprising: positioning the inspection port structure within a glove bag; wrapping a sheet of heat-resistant material around at least a portion of an outer surface of the asbestos insulation; affixing an opening of said glove bag onto or adjacent to an outer surface of the asbestos insulation; forming an inspection port hole in said sheet, said opening of said glove bag extending entirely around said inspection port hole; flowing air through an interior of said glove bag so as to lower a temperature within said glove bag; forming a section exposing the pipe by removing the asbestos insulation from such section; installing the inspection port structure into the formed section; and removing said glove bag from said outer surface.