Patent ID: 8424179

Claim:
A tool for a pipe fitting arrangement in which a pipe is retainable within a housing by teeth of a grip ring placed within the housing, the tool comprising: first engagement means for engaging at least partly around a pipe, said first engagement means having at least one part configured to enter the housing around the pipe to force the teeth of the grip ring out of engagement with the pipe; second engagement means for engaging the first engagement means as well as the housing in order to locate the housing relative to the tool; and a handle connectable with the second engagement means and provided with actuation means, the actuation means serving to urge the second engagement means either to engage the housing or disengage the housing, with the first engagement means being inserted into the housing when the second engagement means engages the housing as well as the first engagement means such that insertion of the pipe into the housing and removal of the pipe from the housing without the teeth of the grip ring touching the pipe is ensured, wherein the first engagement means comprises a two-part ring and wherein each of the two parts of the ring is connected to the second engagement means via a respective pivot extending through the second engagement means such that the first engagement means is at least partly displaceable relative to the second engagement means along the pivots.