Patent ID: 11951599
Assignee: MUELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A pipe coupon extraction tool comprising:
a tool head comprising:
a rod defining a first end, a second end, and a central axis; and
a spring bar defining a first end and a second end, the spring bar rotatably secured to the rod, a surface of the spring bar angled with respect to the central axis when the pipe coupon extraction tool is engaged with a pipe coupon, the spring bar being configured not to flex between the first end and the second end; and

a tool extension secured to the first end of the rod of the tool, the tool extension defining a tool end and a handle end, the tool extension comprising a handle portion proximate to the handle end, the handle portion configured to be grasped by a hand of a user of the pipe coupon extraction tool, the tool extension further comprising a valve configured to selectively place an interior cavity of the tool head in fluid communication with an inlet defined in the handle end of the tool extension.