Patent ID: 6969216

Claim:
A bladder supply and eversion apparatus for use in the installation of a pulled-in-and-inflate flexible cured in place liner in an existing pipeline, comprising: a pressurized bladder canister having a bladder outlet; a bladder spool mounted for rotation in the bladder canister; a drive coupled to the bladder spool to control rotation of the bladder spool; an eversion having an elbow inlet and an elbow outlet and fluid inlet port, the elbow inlet coupled to the canister outlet and the elbow outlet adapted to secure a bladder stored on the spool thereto, and the fluid inlet port for introduction of fluid into a bladder; whereby the assembled bladder supply and eversion apparatus can be positioned at one end of the pulled in liner for eversion of the bladder into the pulled in liner by introduction of pressurized fluid into the canister to inflate the everted bladder and liner.