| CPC B25H 1/08 (2013.01) [B25B 5/147 (2013.01); F16L 3/02 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
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1. A pipe holding assembly for precisely locating a pipe for performing joining procedures on the pipe, said assembly comprising:
a base having a screw extending upwardly from said base such that said screw is vertically oriented when said base is positioned on a support surface;
a clamping unit being threadably attachable to said screw such that said clamping unit is vertically oriented when said base is positioned on the support surface, said clamping unit being adjustable upwardly and downwardly on said screw, said clamping unit including a latch being urgeable between a tightening condition and a loosening condition;
an extension pipe being insertable into said clamping unit such that said extension pipe is vertically oriented when said base is positioned on the support surface, said extension pipe being secured in said clamping unit when said latch is urged into said tightening condition, said extension pipe being unsecured in said clamping unit when said latch is urged into said loosening condition, said extension pipe having a coupling element;
a cradle being movably attachable to said coupling element of said extension pipe such that said cradle has an adjustable height with respect to said extension pipe wherein said cradle is configured to be positioned to support a pipe; and
wherein said extension pipe includes:
a reducer having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end having a diameter being greater than a diameter of said lower end, reducer having an elongated annular shape, an interior surface of said reducer being threaded adjacent to said upper end; and
a tube having a bottom end, a top end and an exterior surface extending between said bottom end and said top end, said exterior surface being threaded adjacent to said bottom end, said exterior surface threadably engaging said interior surface of said reducer when said bottom end is inserted into said upper end of said reducer.
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