Pipe guide adapter

A pipe guide adapter for adding marking slots and marking edges to a pipe guide, comprising:

• two body sections joined by a hinge enabling the pipe guide adapter to be in open and closed positions, the body sections each having a gripping end and a marking section, the gripping end configured to circumferentially grip a portion of the pipe guide in the closed position and to attach to the pipe guide, the pipe being circumferentially gripped jointly by the pipe guide and the pipe guide adapter;
• a marking end opposite the gripping end to mark the pipe in a predetermined pattern;
• one or more adapter marking slots formed on the body sections for marking the pipe, the adapter marking slots being formed by creating openings through the marking sections;
• a material disposed on the inner wall of the gripping end to enable the pipe guide adapter to firmly attach to the pipe guide and to be easily removed from the pipe guide;
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• a hinge pin partially disposed in the hinge and extending beyond the hinge, the hinge pin configured to align the pipe guide adapter to the pipe guide and to act as a spacer and a stop between the pipe guide adapter and the pipe guide.

A cylindrical pipe guide adapter for adding marking slots and marking edges to a pipe guide, comprising:

• two body sections joined by a hinge enabling the pipe guide adapter to be in open and closed positions, the body sections each having a gripping end and a marking section, the gripping end having a diameter greater than the diameter of tie pipe guide to circumferentially grip a portion of the pipe guide in the closed position and to attach to the pipe guide, the pipe being circumferentially gripped jointly by the pipe guide and the pipe guide adapter;
• a marking end opposite the gripping end to mark the pipe in a saddle pattern;
• one or more adapter marking slots formed on the body sections for marking the pipe, the adapter marking slots being formed by creating openings through the marking sections;
• a material disposed on the inner wall of the gripping end to enable the pipe guide adapter to firmly attach to the pipe guide and to be easily removed from the pipe guide;
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• a hinge pin partially disposed in the hinge and extending beyond the hinge, the hinge pin configured to align the pipe guide adapter to tie pipe guide and to act as a stop and a spacer between the pipe guide adapter and the pipe guide.