Abstract: A pressure control device for isolating a section of a conduit is described. The device comprises a support member, a flexible cup member mounted to the support member, a first swellable element, the first swellable element adapted, upon activation by an activation fluid, to urge a first portion of the cup member outwards into engagement with a conduit surface and at least one bypass arranged to permit the activation fluid to bypass the swellable element and build up behind a second portion of the cup member.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 29, 2010
Publication date:
October 10, 2013
Applicant:
Rubberakins Limited
Inventors:
Nicholas Atkins, Craig Spalding, Tim Clarke, David Hare