Pipe peeler

A pipe peeler for removing a layer of material from an outer surface of a pipe or a pipe fitting, the pipe peeler comprising;

• (a) a split housing for releasably mounting around the outer surface of the pipe or pipe fitting, the housing including a central opening with a longitudinal axis, the split housing comprising two housing sections pivotably coupled together by a hinge;
• (b) a resilient closing mechanism coupled between the two housing sections and configured to resiliently hold the two housing sections in a closed configuration;
• (c) three or more rollers rotatably secured to the housing, each of the rollers having a contact surface that extends into the central opening for rotational contact with the pipe or pipe fitting when the split housing is mounted thereon, each of the rollers being positioned in the same plane, wherein the plane of the rollers is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the split housing;
• (d) a cutting blade secured to an arm, the arm mounted to the split housing, the cutting blade including a cutting edge;
• (e) a locking mechanism releasably engagable with the arm for releasably securing the arm in a disengaged positon wherein the cutting blade is prevented from contacting the outer surface of the pipe or pipe fitting;
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• (f) a handle extending from the split housing for manually rotating the split housing about the outer surface of the pipe or pipe fitting for shaving the layer of material from the outer surface of the pipe or pipe fitting;
• wherein contact between the rollers and the pipe or pipe fitting stabilizes the pipe or pipe fitting within the central opening of split housing as the cutting blade shaves the uniform layer of material from the outer surface of the pipe or pipe fitting.