Patent ID: 7396060

Claim:
A pipe pulling device that grasps the end of a pipe comprising: a shaft; said shaft has a front with threading over one-third the length of said shaft and an opposite rear of lesser diameter with threading over less that one-quarter the length of said shaft; a nut upon said shaft; a housing behind said nut and upon said shaft; a wedge having one or more vanes arranged about a central aperture, upon said shaft and within said housing; a truncated cone upon said shaft having a narrow end and an opposite wide end with said narrow end within said aperture; and, an eye nut upon said shaft opposite said nut and proximate to said wide end of said cone, whereby said end of said pipe is inserted within said housing and over said wedge and said nut is turned to advance said cone to expand said wedge against said pipe thus grasping said end of said pipe for pulling.