Interchangeable adapters for pipe freezer apparatus

An adapter kit for use with a portable pipe freezer apparatus, the kit comprising:

• a set of at least two interchangeable adapters, each adapter comprising a thermally conductive body, the body having
• a first surface having an arcuate cross-section greater than 180 degrees and less than 360 degrees, the first surface defining a first channel shaped and sized to securely and releasably receive an evaporation head, and
• at least one pipe-engaging surface defining a substantially semi-circular pipe channel having a radius corresponding to a pre-selected pipe diameter;
• and
• at least one of the adapters comprising a plurality of pipe-engaging surfaces defining pipe channels of different radii.

An adapter kit for use with a portable pipe freezer apparatus, the kit comprising:

• a set of at least two interchangeable adapters, each adapter comprising a thermally conductive body, the body having
• a first surface defining a first channel shaped and sized to securely and releasably receive an evaporation head, the first channel having a cross-sectional area greater than half of the cross-sectional area of the evaporation head and less than the entire cross-sectional area of the evaporation head, and
• at least one pipe-engaging surface defining a substantially semi-circular pipe channel having a radius corresponding to a pre-selected pipe diameter;
• and
• at least one of the adapters comprising a plurality of pipe-engaging surfaces defining pipe channels of different radii.

A pipe freezer apparatus comprising:

• a condenser/compressor unit in fluid communication with a remote evaporation head;
• and
• a set of interchangeable adapters for facilitating thermal communication between the evaporation head and pipes of different diameters, each adapter comprising
• a thermally conductive body, the body having
• a first surface defining a first channel shaped and sized to securely and releasably receive the evaporation head,
• a slot in at least one end of the body and extending into the first channel, the slot being substantially parallel with the first channel and having sufficient width to allow a hose coupling attached to the evaporator head to slide through the slot, and
• at least one pipe-engaging surface defining a substantially semi-circular pipe channel having a radius corresponding to a pre-selected pipe diameter.

An adapter for facilitating thermal communication between an evaporation head and pipes of different diameters, the adapter comprising

• a thermally conductive body, the body having
• a first surface defining a first channel shaped and sized to securely and releasably receive the evaporation head,
• a slot at least at one end of the body, the slot being adjacent the first surface, parallel with the first channel, and having sufficient width to allow a hose coupling attached to the evaporator head to slide through the slot, and
• at least one pipe-engaging surface defining a substantially semi-circular pipe channel having a radius corresponding to a pre-selected pipe diameter.