摘要 |
<p>A tool (1) and a method for cutting holes in a container wall (21) such as in a tank, a cistern, a pipeline, a vehicle, a ship, a production line or the like that contains inflammable, explosive, or other hazardous gases and liquids. The tool (1) comprises means (24) for pressurising a cutting medium and discharging said medium via a nozzle (2). The nozzle (2) is arranged in an enclosing cover (5) comprising a sealable safety outlet (10) for evacuation of the container contents. The cover has means (7) for sealed-off abutment against the container wall (21) concerned in the area in which hole cutting is to be performed. The nozzle (2) is arranged to be directed towards the container wall (21) in such a way that in use the cutting medium is discharged in the form of a jet impinging against the container wall (21) with sufficient force to cut through said wall.</p> |