Pressure tester for pipes

Details Pressure tester for pipes Pressure tester for pipes

1980-03-21

1982-04-27

Ruehl, Charles A.

Measuring and testing

With fluid pressure

Leakage

G01M 328

Patent

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043264069

ABSTRACT:
A pressure tester for pipes including a frame supporting a pair of threaded pipe attachments which can be threaded to the threaded ends of a pipe and are provided with means for injecting liquid under pressure to ascertain the integrity of the pipe under pressure. One of the pipe attachments is axially and pivotally movable relative to the frame and another is vertically and pivotally movable relative to the frame. A tilt elevator can raise one end to tilt the pipe during the filling operation. A vent valve is provided to exhaust air from the pipe so that it can be completely filled with water. Other pipe handling components are also described.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3095729 (1963-07-01), McConnell
patent: 3179127 (1965-04-01), Terry
patent: 3460376 (1969-08-01), Kemp
patent: 3710628 (1973-01-01), Horton
patent: 3877293 (1975-04-01), McKeage
patent: 4182160 (1980-01-01), Powers et al.
patent: 4192177 (1980-03-01), Crickard et al.

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