Hub connection for pipeline inspection device
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsSamuel J. Krohlow, Christopher J. Turner
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Abstract
A pipeline inspection device, including a rotatable drum housing a cable, where the cable is extendable into a pipe, a camera positioned on an end of the cable, and a hub housing electrical components of the pipeline inspection device and including a battery housing. A stand includes a mounting assembly having a first portion rotatably supporting the drum and a second portion supporting the hub within an interior of the drum, the second portion including a core, where the hub is removably coupled to the mounting assembly via the core. The hub is removably coupled to the mounting assembly by a first engagement member on the hub and a second engagement member on the core.
Claims12
A pipeline inspection device, comprising:
- a rotatable drum housing a cable, the cable extendable into a pipe;
- a camera positioned on an end of the cable;
- a hub housing electrical components of the pipeline inspection device;
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- a stand including a mounting assembly having a first portion rotatably supporting the drum and a second portion supporting the hub within an interior of the drum, the second portion including a core, the hub being removably coupled to the mounting assembly via the core,
- wherein the hub is removably coupled to the mounting assembly by a first engagement member on the hub and a second engagement member on the core,
- wherein the core includes a first electrical connection extending from a front face of the core, and wherein the hub includes a second electrical connection that is selectively engageable with the first electrical connection to provide power to the pipeline inspection device.
A pipeline inspection device, comprising:
- a rotatable drum housing a cable, the cable extendable into a pipe;
- a camera positioned on an end of the cable;
- a hub housing electrical components of the pipeline inspection device;
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- a stand including a mounting assembly having a first portion rotatably supporting the drum and a second portion supporting the hub within an interior of the drum, the second portion including a core, the hub being removably coupled to the mounting assembly via the core,
- wherein the hub is removably coupled to the mounting assembly by a first engagement member on the hub and a second engagement member on the core, and
- wherein the first portion of the mounting assembly includes a shaft extending from a center support into the interior of the drum, and wherein the core is coupled to a distal end of the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.