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US 11,958,099 B2Granted
Electronic sensors, methods, and systems for pipe benders
AssigneeIDEAL Industries, Inc.
InventorsTrevor Don Fildes, Sushil N. Keswani, Jordan Elliott Gladden, Madison Rae Shoemaker, Alan E. Zantout
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Abstract
An apparatus for determining an angle of a handle of a pipe bender includes a sensor configured to determine an orientation angle of the sensor and a display configured to display the orientation angle of the sensor. The apparatus further includes a housing configured to attach to the handle of the pipe bender. The sensor is within the housing.
Claims29
A pipe bender comprising:
- a bender head comprising an arcuate-shaped rocker;
- a handle having first and second ends, the first end attached to the bender head and the second end being a free end;
- at least one sensor configured to determine an orientation angle of the at least one sensor in or on the pipe bender;
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- a display configured to display the orientation angle of the at least one sensor, wherein the display is located at or near the second end of the handle.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a pipe bender comprising:
- a bender head comprising an arcuate-shaped rocker;
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- a handle having first and second ends, the first end attached to the bender head;
- a first sensor attached to the handle of the pipe bender;
- a second sensor attachable to a pipe;
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- a processor configured to determine an angle to which the pipe is bent based on a first output from the first sensor and a second output from the second sensor.
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A pipe bender comprising:
- a bender head comprising an arcuate-shaped rocker;
- a handle having first and second ends, the first end attached to the bender head and the second end being a free end, wherein the handle of the pipe bender is tubular;
- at least one sensor configured to determine an orientation angle of the at least one sensor in or on the pipe bender;
- a display configured to display the orientation angle of the at least one sensor;
- a housing configured to attach to the handle of the pipe bender, wherein the at least one sensor is within the housing, and further wherein the housing is cylindrical in shape and configured to fit within a hollow end of the handle of the pipe bender.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.