Patent ID: 8857488

Claim:
A portable assembly for securing a pipe fitting to a pipe comprising: a main body support structure having an aperture sized and shaped to receive a pipe fitting, said support structure further including a plurality of securing jaws attached to a bottom surface and positioned for over the top engagement with a pipe, said main body support structure further comprising a heat assembly receiving area sized and shaped to receive at least one portion of a heating assembly; a first clamping mechanism, said first clamping mechanism containing a first lever arm having a first pivoting connection to said main body support structure, and a second pivoting connection to a first securing jaw; a second clamping mechanism, said second clamping mechanism containing a second lever arm having a first pivoting connection to said main body support structure, and a second pivoting connection to a second securing jaws; a removable heating assembly adapted for concurrent heating of a plurality of surfaces comprising a heating housing unit having one or more heating elements therein and having at least one surface configured to contact a pipe fitting and at least one surface configured to contact a pipe, said heating assembly having a first securing mechanism for securing to said pipe fitting support plate and a second securing mechanism for securing to said main body support structure; an upper plate positioned above said main body; a pipe fitting support plate positioned in between said upper plate and said main body, said pipe fitting support plate slidably coupled to a pair of longitudinally extending rods; a pair of longitudinally extending rods coupled to said support structure at or near a terminal end and to said first upper plate along a second opposing end at a distance from said terminal end; and a compression mechanism adapted for applying a force comprising a shaft having a first end coupled to said pipe fitting support plate and a second end which extends through said upper plate, and a spring coupled to said shaft, said second end having a locking mechanism for maintaining a compression force on said pipe fitting support plate in at least a heating position and at least a fusing position.