Patent ID: 6993848

Claim:
A device for preparing ends of pipes for joining said pipes to one another end to end, said device comprising: a body having a first receptacle therein sized to receive the end of one of said pipes; a first marking tool mounted on said body, said first marking tool having a first contact surface positioned so as to engage said pipe upon insertion of said pipe within said first receptacle, said first contact surface being adapted to create a witness mark on said pipe upon rotation of said body and said pipe relatively to one another; a second receptacle positioned within said body, said second receptacle being sized to receive the end of one of said pipes; and a second marking tool mounted on said body, said second marking tool having a second contact surface positioned so as to engage said pipe upon insertion of said pipe within said second receptacle, said second contact surface being adapted to create a witness mark on said pipe upon rotation of said body and said pipe relatively to one another.