Patent ID: 9475231
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B29C,B29L,F16L

Claim Text:
1. A pipe connecting gun for use in connecting first and second parts of a piping system, the pipe connecting gun comprising: a) a pipe joining material section comprising a pipe joining material container, a conduit from the pipe joining material container to a delivery nozzle, and a heater in thermal communication with at least a portion of the pipe joining material section; b) an actuator drivingly connected to the pipe joining material section; c) a sensor configured to determine that an interstitial cavity defined between an inner surface of the first part of the piping system and an outer surface of the second part of the piping system and downstream of the delivery nozzle of the pipe connecting gun has been filled by pipe joining material ejected from the delivery nozzle; and, d) a signaling member drivenly connected to the sensor and operable to issue a signal when the sensor determines that the cavity has been filled.