Pipe crimping and cutting

A portable apparatus for cutting and crimping metal pipe, of the kind used for making fences, said apparatus comprising:

• a first jaw and a second jaw, said first jaw being slidably mounted on a support structure for relative movement toward and away from said second jaw, said second jaw being fixedly mounted on said support structure, said first and second jaws being capable of cutting and crimping a metal pipe placed therebetween;
• means mounted on said support structure for driving said first jaw towards said second jaw;
• first guide means removably mounted on said support structure on one side of said first and second jaws at any selected angle relative to said first jaw and second jaw for selectively guiding a pipe placed between said first and second jaws whereby an operator can position the pipe relative to said first guide means so as to selectively cut and crimp at said selected angle;
• said support structure further comprises a pair of parallel elongate members arranged horizontally in spaced relation carrying a sliding yoke therebetween, said first jaw being attached to said sliding yoke, and a cross member at one end of said support structure for securing said second jaw so that movement of said sliding yoke toward said one end of said support structure enables said jaws to cooperatively move toward one another to engage a pipe selectively placed therebetween;
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• said support structure is provided with legs at one end and at least one wheel at the other end whereby the apparatus can be wheeled by lifting said one end of said support structure, said support structure is pivotally mounted relative to said at least one wheel about an axis extending transverse to an axle of said wheel whereby said support structure can be pivoted about a generally horizontal axis so that a pipe can be placed between the jaw either vertically or horizontally.

A portable apparatus for cutting and crimping metal pipe, of the kind used for making fences, said apparatus comprising:

• a first jaw and a second jaw, said first jaw being slidably mounted on a support structure for relative movement toward and away from said second jaw, said second jaw being fixedly mounted on said support structure, said first and second jaws being capable of cutting and crimping a metal pipe placed therebetween by being inserted along a feed path into said jaws, said first and second jaws have a first section provided with means for cutting and crimping pipe, and a second section adjacent said first section provided without means for cutting pipe wherein pipe placed in said second section can be crimped only, said first and second section being oriented transverse to and feed path;
• means mounted on said support structure for driving said first jaw towards said second jaw;
• first guide means removably mounted on said support stucture on one side of said first and second jaws at any selected angle relative to said first jaw and second jaw for selectively guiding a pipe placed between said first and second jaws whereby an operator can position the pipe relative to said first guide means so as to selectively cut and crimp at said selected angle;
• said support structure further comprises a pair of parallel elongate members arranged horizontally in spaced relation carrying a sliding yoke therebetween, said first jaw being attached to said sliding yoke, and a cross member at one end of said support structure for securing said second jaw so that movement of said sliding yoke toward said one end of said support structure enables said jaws to cooperatively move toward one another to engage a pipe selectively placed therebetween;
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• a second guide means mounted on the opposite side to said one side of said first and second jaws, substantially perpendicularly to said first and second jaws for selectively guiding a pipe placed between said first and second jaws whereby an operator can selectively position the pipe relative to said second guide means so as to effect transverse cutting and crimping of the pipe.