Patent ID: 9631750
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: F16L,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus for alignment of adjoining flanged pipe segments and attachment bolts comprising: (a) a hollow body comprised of at least two body sections, each said body section having a first end and a second end, each said first end of each said body section having a partial pipe guide section and each said second end of each said body section having a partially open cover section; (b) a plurality of scallops arrayed around each said partially open cover section; (c) a hinge connecting said at least two body sections; (d) a buckle whereby said at least two hinged body sections of said hollow body are attached to extend around a first pipe segment with a first end flange having a plurality of first bolt holes thereby creating a pipe guide at said first end of said hollow body and cover with a pipe opening at said second end of said hollow body, whereby said first pipe segment extends through said pipe opening and said pipe guide extends around said first end flange of said first pipe segment; (e) an attachment bolt positioned in a desired scallop of said plurality of scallops whereby said desired scallop aligns said attachment bolt to extend through a desired bolt hole of said plurality of first bolt holes of said first pipe segment; (f) a second pipe segment having a second end flange positioned within said pipe guide of said hollow body adjacent to said first end flange of said first pipe segment, said second end flange of said second pipe segment having a plurality of second bolt holes corresponding with said plurality of first bolt holes of said first end flange of said first pipe segment; and (g) whereby relative rotation between said first pipe segment and said second pipe segment will position said attachment bolt into alignment with a desired second bolt hole of said plurality of second bolt holes of said second flange thereby allowing said attachment bolt to be positioned for attachment of said first end flange of said first pipe segment to said second end flange of said second pipe segment with said attachment bolt.