Patent ID: 7984660

Claim:
A sampling device for extracting a sample from a pipe, the sampling device arranged to connect to the pipe comprising: a sample housing portion, the sample housing portion being operatively associated with a primary valve, such that the sample housing portion may be fluidly connected to the pipe when the primary valve is in an open configuration, and the primary valve provides a seal between the pipe and the sample housing portion when the primary valve is in a closed configuration; and a sample extracting portion, said sample extracting portion being moveable relative to the sample housing portion, wherein the sample housing portion is movable relative to the pipe while the sampling device is connected to the pipe, and the primary valve is in the open configuration, the sample extracting portion being operatively associated with a first cylinder, the first cylinder being arranged to move with the sample housing portion wherein the sample extracting portion includes a spool moveable between a collecting position and an emptying position, the movement of the sample extracting portion being controlled by a first piston within the first cylinder.