Patent ID: 7292156

Claim:
A method for remotely tapping at least one service tap connection point on a conduit, the connection point having a service tap body with an entry portion engaged with a conduit connection orifice and a service tap internal passageway extending through the service tap body for providing fluid communication between an internal portion of the conduit and the service tap internal passageway, the method comprising: inserting an automatic mechanism into the internal portion of the conduit, wherein the automatic mechanism: (i) locates the service tap connection point on the conduit; and (ii) engages at least a portion of an insert element, which is in operable communication with a sensing target element, with the internal surface of the service tap entry portion; removing the automatic mechanism from the conduit lining the conduit with a liner; and inserting the automatic mechanism into an internal portion of the liner, wherein the automatic mechanism: (i) locates the service tap connection point; and (ii) at least partially engages a fitting device with the internal surface of the service tap entry portion, thereby providing fluid communication between the service tap internal passageway and the internal portion of the liner.