Patent ID: 9004813
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: E02B,E21B,F16L,F17D

Abstract:
1. A containment apparatus removably disposable around a pipe, the containment apparatus operable to contain substances passing through a tubular wall of the pipe from an interior of the pipe to an environment surrounding the pipe, the containment apparatus comprising: a fluid container operable to be disposed around at least a portion of an outer diameter surface of the pipe such that the fluid container extends a longitudinal distance along an axis of the pipe; a sealing apparatus comprising one or more seat members positioned along edges of the fluid container so that when the fluid container is positioned on the pipe, the seal members are operable to form a seal between the fluid container and an outer diameter surface of the pipe such that the substances passing through the tubular wall are controlled within the containment apparatus; one or more pedestals disposable closely adjacent to the pipe, the pedestals having a length extending along the axis of the pipe and a height extending from a surface on which the pipe is disposed; a plane bisecting the pipe, the laid container being disposable on the one or more pedestals so that at least a portion of the one or more seal members is closely co-planar with the plane; column mounted to the fluid container to provide fluid communication from the fluid container, the column extending away from the outer diameter surface of the pipe; wherein the fluid container comprises opposing ends, each end having a recess formed therein, the recesses each being operable to recieve a portion of the outer diameter surface of the pipe when the fluid container is disposed on the pedestals, the recesses each having a diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the pipe; wherein the seal members extend along a longitudinal portion of the fluid container and along the recesses so that the seal members are disposed to provide a fluid cavity sealingly isolated from an area outside of the fluid container; and wherein the sealing apparatus provides a pressure media to the seal members to inflate the seal members into sealing contact with the pipe.