Patent ID: 7740028

Claim:
A process to repair a hole in a tubular pipe, which process comprises: inserting a fastener through an opening in a slightly resilient oblong inner plate having an elongated diameter and a shorter diameter; inserting said oblong plate into said pipe hole while altering the angular orientation of said fastener with respect to said oblong plate wherein said elongated diameter is greater than a diameter of said pipe hole and wherein said shorter diameter is less than said hole diameter so that said oblong plate is within said tubular pipe beneath said hole; applying an adhesive filler on said oblong plate over said pipe hole to completely cover and fill said pipe hole; affixing an outer plate having an opening and a diameter larger than said pipe hole diameter over said pipe hole so that said opening receives said fastener; securing said outer plate to said oblong plate and said tubular pipe with said fastener until said adhesive filler cures to a solid so that said adhesive and said oblong plate forms a fluid tight seal; removing a portion of said fastener extending radially outward from said tubular pipe; covering said outer plate and surrounding pipe with an adhesive; and applying an adhesive impregnated fabric around said pipe and said outer plate.