TOOL AND METHOD FOR SAFE REMOVAL OF VALVES FITTED IN FLUID PIPES

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APP PUB NO 20110146043A1
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12517994

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This invention relates to a manual tool for safely removing undesired taps, connected illegally and controlled by means of locking valves in fluid transport pipes (especially oil and derivatives thereof) and with pressures present of up to 690 kPa (100 psi). The tool according to the present invention is formed by a handle, a handle shaft, a packing gland, a main body, a draining valve, and a gauge adapter or wood plug, which is inserted by friction in the perforation to be blocked, forming a temporary seal therein while a definitive metal patch is fitted and soldered to the pipe. The invention also includes the method for safe removal of valves fitted to fluid pipes with said tool.

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ECOPETROL S ACARRERA 13 NO 36-24 BOGOTA

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Canal, Rivera Jairo Alberto Santander, CO 2 1
Castaneda, Camacho Henry Santander, CO 2 1
Reyes, Gomez Hamberto Santander, CO 1 1

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