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US 12,311,479 B2Granted
Weld root gap management apparatus
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAbdullah Bahlas, Dakhel Al-Dakhil, Joao Tavares, Khaled Faleh AlFaleh, Nader Marzuq Alanazi, Fahad Abdullah Al Harthi
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Abstract
A weld root gap management apparatus includes three or more spacers with a predetermined dimension; a cam; a shaft that is connected to and supports the cam; and a body of the apparatus. The spacers are movably installed on the body. The shaft is rotatably supported by the body. The rotation of the shaft can make the cam rotate to push the spacers emerge out of the body.
Claims9
A weld root gap management apparatus comprising:
- three or more spacers with a predetermined dimension;
- a cam;
- a shaft that is connected to and supports the cam;
- and
- a body of the apparatus,
- wherein the spacers are movably installed on the body,
- wherein the shaft is rotatably supported by the body,
- wherein the rotation of the shaft is configured to rotate the cam and push the spacers out of the body, and
- wherein the shaft is inserted into a flange for connecting a connection part to a pipe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.