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US 10,730,120 B2Granted
Pipe machining apparatuses and methods of operating the same
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsKenneth R. Pierce, Michael W. Gearhart
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Abstract
Pipe machining apparatuses are provided. In some aspects, a pipe machining apparatus may include a hinge to allow two sections of the pipe machining apparatus to move relative to one another. In another aspect, a support member may be provided to support a pipe machining apparatus on a surface. In a further aspect, a support member may be provided that allows lifting of a pipe machining apparatus in either a horizontal position or a vertical position.
Claims12
A pipe machining apparatus comprising:
- a frame adapted to be coupled to and fixed relative to a pipe, the frame defining an outer circumference;
- a tool carrier coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame and the pipe;
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- a support member coupled to and extending outward from the outer circumference of the frame, the support member including a first flange defining a first aperture therein and adapted to be coupled to a lifting mechanism to lift the frame and the tool carrier and a second flange defining a second aperture therein and adapted to be coupled to the lifting mechanism to lift the frame and the tool carrier, wherein the first and second apertures are outward of the outer circumference of the frame, wherein in a first instance the first flange is directly coupled to the lifting mechanism to lift the frame and the tool carrier via the first aperture without the frame and the tool carrier being directly coupled to the second flange via the second aperture, and wherein in a second instance the second flange is directly coupled to the lifting mechanism to lift the frame and the tool carrier via the second aperture without the frame and the tool carrier being directly coupled to the first flange via the first aperture.
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An assembly comprising:
- a pipe machining apparatus comprising
- a frame adapted to be coupled to and fixed relative to a pipe, the frame defining an outer circumference,
- a tool carrier coupled to and rotatable relative to the frame and the pipe, and
- first and second support members coupled to and extending outward from the outer circumference of the frame, each support member including a first flange defining a first aperture therein and a second flange defining a second aperture therein, wherein the first and second apertures of each support member are outward of the outer circumference of the frame;
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- a lifting mechanism adapted to be coupled to the first flange of each support member to enable the pipe machining apparatus to be lifted and adapted to be separately coupled to the second flange of each support member to enable the pipe machining apparatus to be lifted, wherein in a first instance the lifting mechanism is directly coupled to the first flange of each support member via the respective first aperture to lift the pipe machining apparatus without the lifting mechanism being directly coupled to the second flange of each support member via the respective second aperture, and wherein in a second instance the lifting mechanism is directly coupled to the second flange of each support member via the respective second aperture to lift the pipe machining apparatus without the lifting mechanism being directly coupled to the first flange of each support member via the respective first aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.