Patent ID: 11883871
Assignee: VICTAULIC COMPANY
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 23:
24. An assembly adapted to receive an end of a pipe element, said assembly comprising:
an axis;
a cup comprising a hub arranged coaxially with said axis, a back wall extending outwardly from said hub transversely to said axis, a sidewall attached to said back wall and arranged coaxially with said axis, said back wall and said side wall defining an interior, said sidewall having an inner surface, said inner surface have a first diameter located distal to said back wall and a second diameter located proximate to said back wall, said first diameter being larger than said second diameter, said interior adapted to receive said pipe element;
a pipe end stop positioned within said interior between said first and second diameters, said pipe end stop comprising a sleeve received coaxially within said hub and a plate mounted on said sleeve and extending outwardly therefrom transversely to said axis, said plate defining a pipe engaging surface facing away from said back wall; wherein
said pipe end stop is movable along said axis toward and away from said back wall of said cup, and
said pipe engaging surface of said plate of said pipe end stop comprises a reverse cone surface, said reverse cone surface having an increasing slope when measured in a direction extending radially outwardly from said sleeve.