Apparatus for aligning multilateral tube sections

An alignment tool for aligning internal surfaces of multilateral tube sections preparatory to the tube sections being joined, each of the multilateral tube section shaving a number of internal surfaces forming a like number of included corners therebetween, the alignment tool comprising:

• a frame;
• a toggle actuator;
• at least two toggle links, each of said toggle links having one end pivotally connected to said toggle actuator at a first pivot point;
• and
• at least two aligning members slidably mounted on one side of said frame, each of said aligning members being pivotally connected to an opposite end of one of said toggle links at a second pivot point, said aligning members adapted to move in a first direction toward the internal surfaces of the multilateral tube section in response to motion of said toggle actuator, each of said aligning members having two outwardly facing nonparallel bearing surface areas oblique with said first direction and adapted to contact two of the internal surface forming one of the included corners;