Pipe inspection systems including a push-cable, jetter, and camera assembly are disclosed. A jetter nozzle may be configured to spin and/or propel the camera head within a pipe or other cavity. A cutter line may be attached to the camera head to clean obstructions. A sonde may be coupled to a camera head to generate magnetic field signals for use with a buried utility locator to locate a pipe or other cavity into which the camera head is deployed.

A Knuckle Jointed Lance (KJL), comprising a segmented lance including a plurality of elongate and hollow KJL segments in a concatenated string thereof. The first segment end of one KJL segment is rotatably connected to the second segment end of a neighboring KJL segment via a pinned connection. Neighboring pairs of KJL segments together provide an interlocking toothed connection such that each interlocking toothed connection restrains relative torsional displacement between the neighboring pair of KJL segments. In other embodiments, pinned connections also provide ears, each with cooperating ear ledges and ear ledge recesses to strengthen the pinned connection.

A Knuckle Jointed Lance (KJL), comprising a segmented lance including a plurality of elongate and hollow KJL segments in a concatenated string thereof. The first segment end of one KJL segment is rotatably connected to the second segment end of a neighboring KJL segment via a pinned connection. Neighboring pairs of KJL segments together provide an interlocking toothed connection such that each interlocking toothed connection restrains relative torsional displacement between the neighboring pair of KJL segments. In other embodiments, pinned connections also provide ears, each with cooperating ear ledges and ear ledge recesses to strengthen the pinned connection.

The invention provides a high pressure nozzle (1), comprising: .Math.a longitudinal housing (2) having a liquid inlet end (3) and a liquid outlet end (4) opposite to the liquid inlet end and comprising an internal channel (8) running from the liquid inlet end to the liquid outlet end, .Math.a nozzle head support shaft (9), rotatably arranged partially in the internal channel (8) and comprising a liquid channel (22) in fluid communication with the internal channel, and .Math.a rotary nozzle head (10) supported on the nozzle head support shaft and arranged outside the housing, wherein the rotary nozzle head is arranged to rotate about a longitudinal axis of rotation (A) to provide a rotating spraying of liquid jetted from the rotary nozzle head, characterized in that the high pressure nozzle comprises an axial pressure compensator (12) arranged in the internal channel, wherein the axial pressure compensator is arranged to substantially compensate axial pressure force from liquid entering the channel at the liquid inlet end.

In an example, a port cleaner may include a flexible body, a guide wire, and a push plate. The guide wire may extend along a length of the flexible body. Further, the push plate may be disposed at a first end of the flexible body and movable along the guide wire to compress the flexible body.

An assembly for cleaning a smelt spout includes a cleaning head, a drive rod connected with the cleaning head, and a pneumatic or other drive connected to selectively extend or retract the drive rod. The drive rod may be connected with the cleaning head by a pivotal connection. The cleaning head may be bifurcated. The cleaning head may include a leading edge configured to engage and clean a spout opening from which smelt from a chemical reduction furnace flows to the spout. The assembly may further include a pivot point and, as the drive selectively extends the drive rod, torque about the pivot point produced by the cleaning head and an extending portion of the drive rod rotates the cleaning head downward to engage a smelt spout.

A mechanical device that is used to prevent injury to workers that are handling pigs during launch insertion into a pipe. The mechanical device is attached to a large piece of construction equipment so that workers do not have to handle the pig.

Cleanout tools and related methods of operation. At least some of the example embodiments are cleanout tools including a tool body that defines an internal annular channel, a joiner coupled to the tool body, a sleeve telescoped within the joiner and tool body, and a ball disposed within the annular channel. The ball held within the annular channel by the sleeve, and the ball configured to move along the annular channel under force of fluid pumped into the cleanout tool. The ball creates a pulsing of fluid streams exiting the tool body. Moreover, in some example systems the fluid streams created by the tool body intersect the inside diameter of a casing at non-perpendicular angles.

The present invention relates generally to the field of pump cleaning and unclogging. More specifically, the present invention relates to a tool which allows a user to unclog and remove rags, cloth materials, debris, or other obstructions from submersible and master-station pumps. Further, the invention can be used either as a hand tool or as an attachment to a crane or other machine for power assisted pulling, unclogging, and removal of rags, cloth materials, debris, and other obstructions.

A laser cleaning system including a laser source, an energy-transferring optical fiber, a laser cleaning head, a coreless motor, a connection lens barrel, and a mirror.