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US 9,975,228 B2Granted
Automated pipe wrench assembly
OwnerJoe Mascarenasinventor
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Abstract
An automated pipe wrench assembly for tightening and loosening a pipe includes a wrench that may insertably receive a pipe. A drive is coupled to the wrench and the drive engages the pipe when the wrench insertably receives the pipe. The drive selectively rotates the pipe thereby facilitating the wrench to tighten the pipe.
Claims13
An automated pipe wrench assembly comprising:
- a wrench being configured to insertably receive a pipe;
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- a drive being coupled to said wrench wherein said drive is configured to engage the pipe when said wrench insertably receives the pipe, said drive being configured to selectively rotate the pipe thereby facilitating said wrench to tighten the pipe;
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- wherein said wrench has a handle and a head, said handle having a first end, a second end and an outer surface extending between said first end and said second end, said head comprising a stem and a pair of arms.
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An automated pipe wrench assembly comprising:
- a wrench being configured to insertably receive a pipe;
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- a drive being coupled to said wrench wherein said drive is configured to engage the pipe when said wrench insertably receives the pipe, said drive being configured to selectively rotate the pipe thereby facilitating said wrench to tighten the pipe;
- said wrench having head, said head having a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface, each of said first lateral surface and said second lateral surface having a groove extending inwardly therein;
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- a cover having a top wall and a pair of lateral walls extending away from said top wall, said lateral walls being spaced from each other, each of said lateral walls slidably engaging said groove on an associated one of said first lateral surface and said second lateral surface such that said cover is slidably coupled to said head.
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An automated pipe wrench assembly comprising:
- a wrench being configured to insertably receive a pipe, said wrench having a handle and a head, said handle having a first end, a second end and an outer surface extending between said first end and said second end, said head comprising a stem and a pair of arms, each of said pair of arms extending upwardly from said stem, said stem being coupled to and extending upwardly from said second end, each of said arms having a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface, an outwardly facing surface and a distal end with respect to said stem, each of said arms being curved between said distal end and said stem such that said distal end of each of said arms is directed toward each other, each of said arms forming an opening in said head, said opening having a bounding surface, said distal end of each of said arms being spaced from each other to define a space, said space being configured to have the pipe passed therethrough thereby facilitating the pipe to extend through said opening, said pair of arms including a first arm and a second arm, each of said first lateral surface and said second lateral surface having a groove extending inwardly therein, said groove on each of said first lateral surface and said second lateral surface extending between said stem and said distal end corresponding to said first arm;
- a cover having a top wall and a pair of lateral walls extending away from said top wall, said lateral walls being spaced from each other, each of said lateral walls slidably engaging said groove on an associated one of said first lateral surface and said second lateral surface such that said cover is slidably coupled to said head, said cover being positionable in an open position such that said space is exposed, said cover being positionable in a closed position having said cover extending across and closing said space, said top wall releasably engaging said outwardly facing surface corresponding to said second arm when said cover is positioned in said closed position;
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- a drive being coupled to said wrench wherein said drive is configured to engage the pipe when said wrench insertably receives the pipe, said drive being configured to selectively rotate the pipe thereby facilitating said wrench to tighten the pipe, said drive comprising:
- a first gear having a first surface and a second surface, said first gear being slidably coupled to said bounding surface of said opening, said first gear being coextensive with said bounding surface, said first surface comprising a plurality of raised bumps wherein said raised bumps are configured to frictionally engage the pipe, said raised bumps being spaced apart from each other and distributed along said first gear, said first gear being positionable in a home position having said first gear extending between said distal end of each of said arms wherein said first gear is configured to allow the pipe to pass through said space,
- a motor being positioned within said handle, said motor being spaced from said first gear,
- a second gear being rotatably positioned within said stem, said second gear being rotatably coupled to said motor, said motor rotating said second gear when said motor is turned on, said second gear engaging said second surface such that said second gear urges said first gear to rotate around said opening thereby facilitating said drive to rotate the pipe,
- a switch being coupled to said outer surface of said handle wherein said switch is configured to be manipulated, said switch being electrically coupled to said motor such that said switch turns said motor on and off, said motor urging said first gear into said home position when said motor is turned off, and
- a power supply being positioned within said handle, said power supply being electrically coupled to said switch, said power supply comprising at least one battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.