Fluid handling – With repair – tapping – assembly – or disassembly means – Tapping a pipe – keg – or apertured tank under pressure
Patent
1996-04-02
1997-03-11
Walton, George L.
Fluid handling
With repair, tapping, assembly, or disassembly means
Tapping a pipe, keg, or apertured tank under pressure
222 91, 285197, 408 95, F16K 4300, F16L 4106
Patent
active
056091818
ABSTRACT:
A tapping device and method are provided for tapping tubing. The device comprises a tube portion which substantially encloses a tube, a spring portion which provides a clamping force to the tube portion, and a guide portion which guides and supports tube piercing instruments and taping fixtures. In normal operation, a section of tubing is inserted into the tube portion and the spring portion is pressed together to create a clamping force in the tube portion. Locking members are provided for maintaining the spring portion in a force producing position. Tube piercing instruments and tapping fixtures may then be inserted in the guide portion. The device ensures that the instruments and fixtures are inserted in the correct orientation and the device helps prevent leaks from occurring.
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Burns Ian F.
Walton George L.
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