Conduit bending plane indicator
OwnerElwood D. Moree, Dennis C. Snowdeninventors
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Abstract
A conduit bending plane indicator comprising a base, a clamp for affixing the indicator to conduit to be bent, bubble level indicators to provide an indication that a bend in the conduit is coplanar with reference planes, and an angle indicator to provide an indication of the angle of bend of the conduit. The bubble levels are mounted at opposite ends of the base member orthogonally oriented to one another to insure level placement of the conduit in a conduit bending device. The angle indicator is pivotable and attachable to either side of the apparatus to facilitate ease of reading.
Claims9
An apparatus for insuring coplanar bends in conduit, comprising:
- a base member;
- fastening means attached to said base member for rigidly fastening said base member to a section of conduit to be bent;
- first plane indicating means attached to said base member for providing an indication that a bend in the conduit is substantially planar in a first plane;
- second plane indicating means attached to said base member for providing an indication that a bend in the conduit is substantially planar in a second plane orthogonal to said first plane;
- gravity sensitive angle indicating means attached to said base member for providing an indication of the angle of a bend in the conduit;
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- detachable attachment means for detachably attaching said angle indicating means to said base member and allowing said angle indicating means to rotate on said base member.
An apparatus for insuring coplanar bends in conduit, comprising:
- a circular base member having an upper side and a lower side;
- a C-clamp attached to said base member for clamping said base member to conduit;
- a pendulum clinometer pivotally attached to said base member;
- detachable, rotatable attachment means for pivotally and detachably attaching said clinometer to said upper side of said base member or alternatively to said lower side of said base member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.