Patent ID: 9492936
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B23D,B23Q,B26D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A pipe machining apparatus adapted to perform at least one of cutting and beveling a hollow vessel while traveling around the hollow vessel, the pipe machining apparatus comprising: a frame including a top end and a bottom end, wherein the bottom end is opposed to the top end and is adjacent an outer surface of the hollow vessel; a cable wrapped around the hollow vessel; a pair of rollers coupled to the frame with each roller defining a groove therein for receiving the cable, wherein each roller rotates about an axis that extends generally parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the hollow vessel, wherein the cable is positioned in each groove of the pair of rollers and each axis is positioned between the cable and the outer surface of the hollow vessel, and wherein the cable is tensioned to provide a force on the frame in a direction toward the outer surface of the hollow vessel; and a pair of guides coupled to the frame, wherein the cable is inserted through the pair of guides.