Tool for cutting and plugging a fluid line
AssigneeNiez Tech LLC
InventorsBrian Niezgoda, Dean Niezgoda
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Abstract
A service tool for cutting and plugging a fluid line includes a body having a receiving portion configured to receive the fluid line, a clamping mechanism movable relative to the body and configured to clamp around at least a portion of an outer circumference of the fluid line when the fluid line is received in the receiving portion, and a cutting blade configured to engage the fluid line and cut the fluid line into a first cut portion and a second cut portion. The service tool further includes a hub associated with the body, the hub including a plugging mechanism configured to dispense a plug or a valve into the second cut portion of the fluid line.
Claims20
A service tool for cutting and plugging a fluid line, the service tool comprising:
- a body having a receiving portion configured to receive the fluid line;
- a clamping mechanism movable relative to the body and configured to clamp around at least a portion of an outer circumference of the fluid line when the fluid line is received in the receiving portion;
- a cutting blade configured to engage the fluid line and cut the fluid line into a first cut portion and a second cut portion;
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- a hub associated with the body, the hub comprising a plugging mechanism configured to dispense a plug or a valve into the second cut portion of the fluid line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.