Cutting system, device, and method for splitting pipes
AssigneeTRACTO-TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
InventorWolfgang Schmidt
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Abstract
A cutting system for splitting pipes includes a main body and at least one blade and at least two blade mount assemblies by which the blade may optionally be connected to the main body. The first blade mount assembly, in a particular fitted state, holds the blade at a different distance from the longitudinal axis of the main body than the second blade mount assembly.
Claims44
A system configured to cut a pipe, the system comprising:
- a main body having a longitudinal axis and a mounting location;
- a blade;
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- first and second blade mount assemblies having an upper surface and a lower surface, the first and second blade mount assemblies being exchangeable among each other so that either the first or the second blade mount assembly is attached to the main body at the mounting location, the first blade mount assembly being configured to selectively secure the blade at a first distance from the longitudinal axis of the main body, and the second blade mount assembly being configured to selectively secure the blade at a second distance from the longitudinal axis of the main body, the first distance being different from the second distance when the first blade mount assembly is attached to the main body at the same mounting location and in the same manner as the second blade mount assembly.
A system for splitting a pipe, the system comprising:
- a main body having a longitudinal axis and a main holder;
- a first blade and a second blade, the first blade being of a different size than the second blade;
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- the main holder being rigidly fixed to the main body and configured to secure either the first blade or the second blade, wherein the first blade and the second blade further comprise a blade bore-hole, and the main holder further comprises a recess, the system further comprising a blade connecting bolt selectively securing the first blade or the second blade to the main holder, the blade connecting bolt engaging the coaxially aligned blade bore-hole and the recess.
A system for splitting a pipe, the system comprising:
- a main body having a longitudinal axis and a main holder;
- a first blade and a second blade, the first blade being of a different size than the second blade;
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- the main holder being rigidly fixed to the main body and configured to secure either the first blade or the second blade, wherein the first blade and the second blade further comprise a blade bore-hole, and the main holder further comprises first and second recesses located at a first and second connection points, respectively, the system further comprising a blade connecting bolt selectively securing the first blade or the second blade to the main body, the blade connecting bolt selectively engaging the coaxially aligned blade bore-hole and the first recess at the first connection point, or the blade connection bolt selectively engaging the coaxially aligned blade bore-hole and second recess at the second connection point.
A system for splitting a pipe, the system comprising:
- a main body having a longitudinal axis and a main holder;
- a first blade and a second blade, the first blade being of a different size than the second blade;
- the main holder being rigidly fixed to the main body and configured to secure either the first blade or the second blade;
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- a support assembly having an upper surface and a lower surface and being configured to selectively secure a support body, the support assembly being selectively secured to the main holder at one of a first and second support connection points, the second support connection point being offset radially from the first support connection point in a direction away from the longitudinal axis of the main body.
A system for splitting a pipe, the system comprising:
- a main body having a longitudinal axis and a main holder;
- a first blade and a second blade, the first blade being of a different size than the second blade;
- the main holder being rigidly fixed to the main body and configured to secure either the first blade or the second blade;
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- a support assembly having an upper surface and a lower surface and being configured to selectively secure a support body, the support assembly being securely attached to the main body.
A device for splitting a pipe, the device comprising:
- a main body having a longitudinal axis, the main body having a first connecting point and a second connecting point, wherein the second connecting point is radially offset from the first connecting point in a direction away from the longitudinal axis of the main body;
- a blade;
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- a blade mount assembly having an upper surface and a lower surface and being configured to selectively secure the blade, the blade mount assembly being selectively secured to the main body at one of a the first or second connection points and configured to secure the blade within an interior of the pipe.
A device for splitting a pipe, the device comprising:
- a main body having a longitudinal axis and a main holder, the main body having a first connecting point and a second connecting point, wherein the second connecting point is radially offset from the first connecting point in a direction away from the longitudinal axis of the main body;
- a blade;
- and
- a blade mount assembly having an upper surface and a lower surface and being configured to selectively secure the blade at a connection point, the blade mount assembly being selectively secured to the main holder at one of the first or second connection points.
A device for splitting a pipe, the device comprising:
- a main body having a longitudinal axis and a main holder, the main body having a first blade connection point and a second blade connection point;
- a blade;
- and
- a blade mount assembly having an upper surface and a lower surface and being configured to selectively secure the blade at one of the first or second blade connection points, the second blade connection point being offset radially from the first blade connection point in a direction away from the longitudinal axis of the main body, in such a manner that the blade can only be held either at the first blade connection point or the second blade connection point, the blade mount assembly being selectively secured to the main holder at a connection point.
A device for splitting a pipe, the device comprising:
- a main body having a longitudinal axis and a main holder;
- a blade;
- and
- a blade mount assembly having an upper surface and a lower surface and being configured to selectively secure the blade, the blade mount assembly being selectively secured to the main holder in one of a first or second position the blade being asymmetrically mounted on the blade mount assembly such that the blade extends a first distance in a direction away from the main body when the blade mount assembly is selectively secured in the first position, and a second distance in a direction away from the main body when the blade mount assembly is selectively secured in the second position, the first distance being different than the second distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.