Pipe conditioning tool
AssigneeAutomatic Coating Limited
InventorBrad Bamford
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Abstract
A pipe conditioning tool comprising a drive unit to move the tool along a pipe and a work head rotatable about an axis of the pipe to condition a surface of the pipe, the drive unit includes a frame extending to opposite sides of the pipe, the frame having legs extending radially beyond the work head to provide support for the tool upon removal from said pipe.
Claims12
A pipe conditioning tool for removal of coating material from a pipe surface, said pipe conditioning tool comprising a drive unit to move said conditioning tool along said pipe, a work head rotatable about an axis of said pipe to condition a surface of said pipe, a shroud encompassing said work head, said shroud including a collection chamber, an outlet connected to said collection chamber to permit removal of coating material from said collection chamber and a pusher assembly operable in said collection chamber to move debris collected in the collection chamber toward said outlet, said pusher assembly including a rod, and an actuator to move said rod through said collection chamber toward and away from said outlet, said rod being engageable with debris in said collection chamber to move said debris toward said outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.