SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING CONDUITS AND PIPES IN A PIPELINE SYSTEM
A system for maintaining conduits and pipes after their installation into a pipeline system used to transport material in a fluid or flowable form. The system includes a maintenance tool adopted for use inside the pipe, an umbilical attached to the maintenance tool for pulling the tool through the pipe; and a pluralities of bearings positioned around the umbilical in order to allow the tool to be pulled through the pipe around bends and turns in the pipe.
1 . A system for maintaining pipes, said system comprising:
a maintenance tool adopted for use inside a pipe;
an umbilical attached to said maintenance tool for pulling said maintenance tool through said pipe; and
a pluralities of bearings positioned around said umbilical, said bearings be adopted to allow said maintenance tool to be pulled through said pipe around bends and turns in said pipe.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of bearings are attached to said umbilical.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of bearings are formed of rollers.
4 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a control unit for controlling the operation of said maintenance tool.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein said control unit comprises a central processing unit operating control software for controlling the operation of said maintenance tool.
6 . The system of claim 4 , wherein said control unit is adapted for remotely controlling said is maintenance tool.