Patent ID: 8961070
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for connecting a hub of a first pipe to a hub of a second pipe, the apparatus comprising: a frame suitable for receiving a hub of the second pipe, said frame having a first slotted member and a second slotted member affixed on one side thereof in spaced relation to each other; a post extending horizontally outwardly of said frame; a landing structure slidably positioned on said post, said landing structure having a receptacle formed thereon, said receptacle suitable for receiving a portion of the first pipe therein such that the first pipe can pivot thereabout, said landing structure comprising: a first hydraulic actuator having one end slidably and releasably received in said first slotted member and an opposite end supported on a top of said first porch, said first hydraulic actuator suitable for connection to the first pipe; and a second hydraulic actuator having one end removably slidably and releasably received in said second slotted member and an opposite end supported on a top of said second porch, said hydraulic actuator suitable for connection to the first pipe, said first and second hydraulic actuators cooperative with said landing structure so as to move said landing structure along said post to a position such that the hub of the first pipe is juxtaposed against the hub of the second pipe.