Multiple flame torch tip and method
AssigneeUniweld Products, Inc.
InventorsDavid S. Pearl, II, David A. Foster, Frank G. Smith
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Abstract
Torch tip for a torch, the tip adapted to be in fluid communication with a fuel gas and oxygen source for generating a flame, the torch tip including a tubular or substantially tubular body having a plurality of flame emitting spaced orifices, wherein the tubular body preferably is substantially U-shaped and includes a pair of spaced substantially parallel elongated legs. The torch tip can be used to simultaneously heat a plurality of closely spaced pipes for ease of removal or attachment to an object such as a reversing valve.
Claims6
A method of simultaneously attaching or removing a plurality of pipes to an object, comprising:
- providing a torch tip comprising a stem having an inlet end, and a tip head in fluid communication with said stem spaced from said inlet end, said tip head comprising a pair of substantially parallel legs defining a space therebetween, each leg having a plurality of spaced orifices for emitting a flame;
- positioning said torch tip such that said plurality of pipes is within said space between said legs;
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- causing flames to emit from said plurality of orifices to simultaneously heat said plurality of pipes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.