Pipe gripper
Abstract
A device for gripping the exterior surface of a pipe or rod is described which has a plurality of wedges, each having a concave face which engages the outer surface of the pipe and each having a smooth face opposing the concave face. The wedges are seated on and their grooved concave faces are maintained in circular alignment by tapered axial segments of an opening extending through a wedge-seating member. The wedges are allowed to slide across the tapered axial segments so that such a sliding movement acts to vary the diameter of the circular alignment.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4054990
- Patent Number(s):
- 3925874
- Assignee:
- to U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B25 - HAND TOOLS B25B - TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-028186
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1974 Jul 01; Other Information: B23P19/02. Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- N79200* -Reactors-Reactor Components & Accessories; 220200* -Nuclear Reactor Technology-Components & Accessories; *REACTOR COMPONENTS; DESIGN; GRABS; MACHINE PARTS; PIPES; REACTOR MAINTENANCE; TOOLS; TUBES
Citation Formats
Moyers, S M. Pipe gripper. United States: N. p., 1975.
Web.
Moyers, S M. Pipe gripper. United States.
Moyers, S M. Tue .
"Pipe gripper". United States.
@article{osti_4054990,
title = {Pipe gripper},
author = {Moyers, S M},
abstractNote = {A device for gripping the exterior surface of a pipe or rod is described which has a plurality of wedges, each having a concave face which engages the outer surface of the pipe and each having a smooth face opposing the concave face. The wedges are seated on and their grooved concave faces are maintained in circular alignment by tapered axial segments of an opening extending through a wedge-seating member. The wedges are allowed to slide across the tapered axial segments so that such a sliding movement acts to vary the diameter of the circular alignment.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 1975},
month = {Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 EST 1975}
}
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