Patent ID: 6959734

Claim:
A method of redirecting the flow of fluid through a pipeline, the method comprising: providing a pipe; providing an inflatable member having an inflated condition and a deflated condition, the inflatable member being substantially toroidal and including an inner wall defining an aperture extending through the inflatable member, the aperture, when the inflatable member is in the deflated condition, being larger than the pipe such that the pipe can be inserted into the aperture and through the inflatable member; and an outer wall; inserting the pipe within the aperture when the inflatable member is in the deflated condition such that the pipe extends the length of the inflatable member; inserting the inflatable member in the pipeline; inflating the inflatable member such that the inner wall sealingly engages at least a portion of the pipe and the outer wall sealingly engages an inside diameter of the pipeline; and a pipe redirecting the flow of fluid through the pipe including moving the flow of fluid through the pipe with a fluid pump.