Patent ID: 7985037

Claim:
A method of pulling pipe, comprising: providing a pipe having an exterior surface with a first outer diameter on either side of a groove circumscribing the exterior surface of the pipe adjacent to at least one end, the groove having a second outer diameter that is less than the first; providing a segmented anchoring collar which is segmented into at least two segments, the anchoring collar having an inner circumferential surface with an inwardly projecting tongue; securing the at least two segments of the anchoring collar together to circumscribe the pipe with the inwardly projecting tongue engaging the groove of the pipe to anchor the anchoring collar against axial movement relative to the pipe; providing an end cap; capping the one end of the pipe with the end cap; coupling the end cap to the anchoring collar to prevent removal of the end cap; securing a tow line to the end cap and exerting a pulling force, the anchoring collar securing the end cap against removal when pulled and the end cap preventing debris from entering the one end of the pipe.