Patent ID: 8196969

Claim:
An apparatus for replacing a breached section of pipe, the apparatus comprising: a first pipe fitting having a first end, a second end, and a first surface defining a first aperture at the second end of the first pipe fitting; a middle pipe member; a second pipe fitting having a first end, a second end, and a second surface defining a second aperture at the second end of the second pipe fitting; and first and second aperture caps; wherein the first end of each of the first and second pipe fittings is welded to opposite ends of the middle pipe member, and the second end of each of the first and second pipe fittings is welded through the respective first and second apertures to opposite ends of pipe surrounding the breached pipe section; and wherein the first and second aperture caps are welded to respective ones of the first and second apertures of the first and second pipe fittings to close the respective first and second apertures.