Patent ID: 9109727
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B25B,F16B,F16L

Abstract:
1. A tool apparatus for use with a conduit union, the conduit union having a non-circular or irregular outer surface, the conduit union having a plurality of hammer wings extending radially outwardly therefrom, the tool apparatus comprising: a body having an interior wall, said interior wall adapted to conform to at least a portion of the outer surface of the conduit union, said body having a first body portion and a second body portion connected at a hinge connection, said interior of said body defining a plurality of cavities each having a rectangular cross-section, said plurality of cavities adapted to [receive] the plurality of hammer wings therein, one cavity of said plurality of cavities defined by an end of one of said first and second body portions opposite said hinge connection and a surface formed inwardly of an end of the other of said first and second body portions opposite said hinge connection, said first and second body portions of said body movable about said hinge connection between an open position and a closed position, said closed position suitable for extending around and locking over the conduit union; a plurality of wing members extending radially outwardly of said body; and a lock mechanism cooperative with said first and second body portions so as to lock said first and second body portions in said closed position.