Apparatus for replacing pipe gaskets
AssigneeMichael J. Landman
InventorsMichael J. Landman, Jurgens J. Landman
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Abstract
The invention provides apparatus for displacing the juxtaposed ends of pipes towards or away from one another comprising; apparatus for separating and drawing together the juxtaposed ends of pipes comprising; a first gripping member engageable with a first pipe; a second gripping member engageable with a second pipe; a first and second clamping means for clamping the first and second pipes to the first and second gripping members respectively; a guide means for permitting movement of the gripping members towards and away from one another in a guided manner; and a displacing means for displacing the gripping members towards and away from one another.
Claims6
Apparatus for separating and drawing together the juxtaposed ends of pipes comprising:
- a first gripping member engagable with a first pipe;
- a second gripping member engageable with a second pipe, said first and second gripping members being pivotally mounted on a first mounting member and a second mounting member, respectively;
- a first and second clamping means for clamping the first and second pipes to the first and second gripping members respectively;
- locking means for locking the gripping members at selected angles on said mounting members;
- a guide means for permitting movements of the gripping members towards and away from one another in a guided manner;
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- a displacing means for displacing the gripping members towards and away from one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.