Patent ID: 6918278

Claim:
A tool for preparing a pipe end for engaging a mechanical pipe coupling, said tool comprising: a body; a first roller rotatably mounted on said body and having a first outwardly facing surface engageable with said pipe end; a pivot arm having one end pivotally mounted on said body and a free end pivotally movable; a second roller rotatably mounted on said free end of said pivot arm, said second roller having a second outwardly facing surface engageable with said pipe end; a third roller rotatably mounted on said body and having a third outwardly facing surface engageable with said pipe end, said rollers being positioned in spaced relation about a central axis said second roller being pivotally movable toward and away from said central axis; an actuator engageable with said pivot arm for moving said second roller toward and away from said central axis; said pipe end being positionable along said central axis for engagement with said rollers, said body and said pipe end being rotatable relatively to one another about said central axis so as to engage said rollers circumferentially around said pipe end, said actuator for forcibly engaging said rollers with said pipe end; one of said rollers having a tool surface on said outwardly facing surface for preparing said pipe end.