Patent ID: 8684628

Claim:
An apparatus for lining pipe for helically winding a plastic strip comprising: a forming flame arranged inside of the pipe and having links and rollers; a joint mechanism attached to the forming frame to adjoin side edges of adjacent portions of the plastic strip; a rail arranged inside of the forming frame along a circumference of the forming frame; wherein the forming frame has a plurality of links connected to one another, and a plurality of connectors, the plurality of links and the plurality of connectors moving along the rail, each connector consists of a roller shaft supporting the forming frame, and a guide roller arranged on the roller shaft, each guide roller comprises an outside large diameter part and an inside small diameter part, and wherein the rail holds the guide rollers, has a course of the guide rollers, and has a guide groove for the large diameter parts of the guide rollers, and wherein a width of the guide groove corresponds to a width of the large diameter part of the guide roller.