Device and method for repairing pipe with a repair assembly having a lighting assembly

1 . An apparatus for repairing a main pipeline and a lateral pipeline connected thereto and in communication therewith to form a pipe juncture, the apparatus comprising:

a liner assembly having a main liner member and a lateral liner tube of resin absorbent material in communication with one another through a liner juncture;

a bladder assembly having a main bladder tube and a lateral bladder tube in communication with one another through a bladder juncture;

a lighting assembly having a main light pack and a lateral light train, the main light pack having an outer surface defining a circumference and a first strand of lights wound around a central opening that is configured to receive a launcher device, and the lateral light train having a second strand of lights wound around a central core;

wherein the main light pack has a first opening and a second opening spaced from the first opening, the first opening and the second opening are in the outer surface around a portion of the circumference such that the main light pack has a deformable section between the first opening and the second opening;

wherein the lateral bladder tube, the lateral liner tube, and the lateral light train are configured to extend within the lateral pipeline with the lateral light train being inside the lateral bladder tube, the lateral bladder tube being inside the lateral liner tube, and the lateral liner tube being between the lateral pipeline and the lateral bladder tube;

wherein the main bladder tube, the main liner member, and the main light pack are configured to extend within the main pipeline.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the main liner member is formed as a tube.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the lateral light train has a leading end and the lateral bladder tube has a closed end, and the leading end of the lateral light train is combined with the closed end of the lateral bladder tube.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a spherical guide member combined with the leading end of the lateral light train, the spherical guide member also combined with the closed end of the lateral bladder tube.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a launcher device having a launcher device cavity, wherein the lateral liner tube, the lateral bladder tube, and the lateral light train are configured to pass through the first opening of the main light pack as they are moved from the launcher device into the lateral pipeline.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the deformable section between the first opening and the second opening is configured to deform downward from a first position to a second position to expose a ramp positioned within the launcher device.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the deformable section is biased in the first position.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first strand of lights is enclosed between an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve is light-permeable.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the main bladder tube is light-permeable and configured to expand under fluid pressure to press the main liner member against the main pipeline.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the lateral bladder tube is light-permeable and configured to expand under fluid pressure to press the lateral liner tube against the lateral pipeline.

11 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the main light pack and the lateral light train are configured to receive electrical power in parallel from a power source.

12 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the central core has a lumen therein configured to receive one or more elongated components.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein one of the one or more elongated components is a structural component configured to serve as a strain relief mechanism when the lateral light train is pulled from one end.

14 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein one of the one or more elongated components is an electrical power cable configured to supply power to the lateral light train.

15 . The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising a conducting member configured to distribute power along a length of the second strand of lights.

16 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the second strand of lights are UV-LEDs.

17 . The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the lateral light train includes a third strand of lights wrapped around the central core, the second strand of lights and the third strand of lights configured to receive electrical power from a power source in parallel.

18 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the main bladder tube and the lateral bladder tube are configured to allow a first wavelength of light to pass through but not a second wavelength of light to pass through.

19 . The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the first wavelength of light is in the ultraviolet range and the second wavelength of light is in the visible range.

20 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the lighting assembly is configured to emit a first wavelength of light and a second wavelength of light.

21 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the liner assembly is impregnated with a resin having a first light-activated initiator configured to initiate curing the resin at a first wavelength and a second light-activated initiator configured to initiate curing the resin at a second wavelength.

22 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the main light pack is positioned inside the main bladder tube and the main liner member is positioned between the main pipeline and the main bladder tube.

23 . An apparatus for repairing a main pipeline and a lateral pipeline connected thereto and in communication therewith to form a pipe juncture, the apparatus comprising:

a liner assembly having a main liner member and a lateral liner tube of resin absorbent material in communication with one another through a liner juncture;

a bladder assembly having a main bladder tube and a lateral bladder tube in communication with one another through a bladder juncture;

a lighting assembly having a main light pack and a lateral light train;

wherein the lateral bladder tube, the lateral liner tube, and the lateral light train are configured to extend within the lateral pipeline with the lateral light train being inside the lateral bladder tube, the lateral bladder tube being inside the lateral liner tube, and the lateral liner tube being between the lateral pipeline and the lateral bladder tube;

wherein the main bladder tube, the main liner member, and the main light pack are configured to extend within the main pipeline;

a launcher device having a launcher device cavity, the main light pack at least partially surrounding the launcher device;

wherein the main light pack has a first opening and the lateral liner tube, the lateral bladder tube, and the lateral light train are configured to pass through the first opening as they are moved from the launcher device into the lateral pipeline;

wherein the main light pack has a second opening spaced from the first opening, and wherein the main light pack has a deformable section between the first opening and the second opening configured to deform downward from a first position to a second position to expose a ramp positioned within the launcher device.

24 . An apparatus for repairing a main pipeline and a lateral pipeline connected thereto and in communication therewith to form a pipe juncture, the apparatus comprising:

a liner assembly having a main liner member and a lateral liner tube of resin absorbent material in communication with one another through a liner juncture;

a bladder assembly having a main bladder tube and a lateral bladder tube in communication with one another through a bladder juncture;

a lighting assembly having a main light pack and a lateral light train, the lateral light train configured to be inserted into the lateral pipeline;

a cavity configured to contain at least a portion of the lateral liner tube, the lateral bladder tube, and the lateral light train prior to extension into the lateral pipeline;

wherein the main light pack has a first opening and a second opening spaced from the first opening, such that the main light pack has a deformable section between the first opening and the second opening configured to deform downward from a first position to a second position and wherein the lateral liner tube, the lateral bladder tube, and the lateral light train are configured to pass through the first opening as they are moved from the cavity and extended into the lateral pipeline, with the lateral light train being inside the lateral bladder tube, the lateral bladder tube being inside the lateral liner tube, and the lateral liner tube being between the lateral pipeline and the lateral bladder tube;

wherein the main bladder tube, the main liner member, and the main light pack are configured to extend within the main pipeline;

wherein the main light pack and the lateral light train are configured to receive electrical power in parallel from a power source;

wherein the lateral light train includes a first strand of lights wrapped around a central core, the central core having a lumen therein configured to receive one or more elongated components;

wherein one of the one or more elongated components is one of an electrical power cable configured to supply power to the lateral light train or a structural component configured to serve as a strain relief mechanism when the lateral light train is pulled from one end.