Patent ID: 8832915

Claim:
An apparatus for connecting adjacent ends of first and second conduits comprising: a frame assembly including a mounting point for mounting the end of the first conduit in a fixed position; a guide connected to the frame assembly comprising a pair of side members defining a space therebetween for receiving the end of the second conduit and first and second guide formations for receiving guide arms attached to the end of the second conduit provided in each side member, and wherein each side member includes a channel, the guide formation in each side member opening into the respective channel; and a moveable carrier mounted on the frame assembly and including slots for engaging the guide arms, the carrier slideable within the channels so as to be moveable between a first position in which the slots align with the guide formations so that the guide arms can pass into the slots, and a second position in which the end of the second conduit is held against the end of the first conduit so as to allow a connection to be formed to secure the ends together.