Patent ID: 7328510

Claim:
An elbow rotator apparatus for rotating an integrally formed section of an elbow workpiece, said elbow rotator apparatus comprising: a pair of gripping arms which are selectively positionable in a first position displaced from said elbow workpiece, and a second position in which said gripping arms are in contact with said integral section of said elbow workpiece; a rotary actuator operatively connected to said gripping arms, said rotary actuator selectively rotating said gripping arms; a frame operatively connected to said gripping arms and said rotary actuator, said frame being pivotable about a pivot axis; a pivoting device for selectively pivoting said frame about said pivot axis; and wherein when said gripping arms are in said second position and secured about said integral section, said rotary actuator will rotate said gripping arms by a predetermined amount, thus rotating said integral section.