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US 10,293,396 B2Granted
Viewing tool used in the operation of hand bending pipe
OwnerJason Edward Smithinventor
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Abstract
One embodiment of a mirror or reflective surface is set onto a ridged material. The mirror or reflective surface is set at a precise angle by support legs that inserted into holes in the ridged material. The support legs can also be placed in storage notches in ridged material.
Claims6
A method for using a tube bending viewing tool comprising:
- joining a mirror or reflective surface onto a ridged material;
- setting at least one removable support leg into a back of said ridged material;
- setting said mirror or reflective surface at a precise angle by adjusting said at least one removable supporting leg on a ground surface;
- inserting a section of pipe through a bender at a measured length of said pipe;
- using said precise angle for looking down onto said mirror or reflective surface to obtain a ground level view of said pipe in said pipe and said bender when looked down onto said mirror or reflective surface;
- bending said pipe with said bender while viewing said bending through said mirror or reflective surface, and
- stopping said bending when an observed angle of bending said pipe is viewed through said mirror or reflective surface.
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