摘要 |
A special purpose tool for assembling an elbow joint wherein a rubber gasket is compressed into a collar surrounding a pipe and the collar secured against the elbow member flange so that a clamp may be affixed is disclosed. The device consists of opposed, bifurcated jaws, each jaw having an integral lever and a common adjustable pivot for said levers, said jaws being bifurcated to define arcuate configuration with an upper and a lower gripping flange extending outwardly from, respectively, the upper and lower jaws of said device. The gripping flanges urge the collar and elbow flange together so that a clamp may be affixed therearound.
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