Patent ID: 6942426
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A process of lining a pipe, the process comprising the steps of: a. isolating a segment of pipe requiring relining; b. preparing a hose assembly, the hose assembly comprising a flexible liner impregnated within a resin; c. introducing the hose assembly into the segment of pipe requiring relining; d. expanding the hose assembly so that the hose assembly contacts an inner surface of the pipe by injecting a heated pressurized medium into the hose assembly; e. elevating the temperature of the hose assembly to a first temperature range to allow for cross-linking the resin; f. elevating the temperature of the hose assembly to a second temperature range; g. maintaining the temperature of the hose assembly within the second temperature range for a selected time to allow curing of the resin; and h. cooling the hose assembly.