Patent ID: 6990712
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: B23K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pipe joining tool, comprising: a mounting bracket for releasable attachment to a pipe, said mounting bracket including: a flexible link being secured to said mounting bracket and extending therefrom; a pipe fitting keeper being carried by said flexible link for releasably grasping a pipe fitting and suspending the pipe fitting adjacent the end of a pipe positioned within said U-shaped platform; a pair of spaced apart legs projecting forwardly from said intermediate portion of said U-shaped platform, each of said spaced apart legs having an internally threaded bore; and, a pair of bolts each of which being threadably engaged with said internally threaded bore of a respective one of said spaced apart legs such that selective rotation of said bolts moves a pipe fitting suspended by said pipe fitting keeper into perfect alignment with the end of a pipe positioned within said U-shaped platform.