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EP 1116859 B1 20060607 - Tool for joining and/or separating tubes

Title (en)

Tool for joining and/or separating tubes

Title (de)

Werkzeug zum Zusammenfügen und/oder Trennen von Rohren

Title (fr)

Outil d'assemblage et/ou de séparation de tubes

Publication

EP 1116859 B1 20060607 (DE)

Application

EP 00112778 A 20000617

Priority

DE 19927625 A 19990617

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE19927625A1] Tong-like tool has two rotating jaws that lie around the pipes vertical to the pipe axis when placing the tool so that each pipe are grasped on the periphery.

IPC 8 full level

E21B 19/16 (2006.01); B25B 27/10 (2006.01); F16L 1/09 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B25B 27/10 (2013.01); B25B 27/16 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1116859 A1 20010718; EP 1116859 B1 20060607; AT E329132 T1 20060615; DE 19927625 A1 20001228; DE 19927625 C2 20030821; DE 50012911 D1 20060720

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00112778 A 20000617; AT 00112778 T 20000617; DE 19927625 A 19990617; DE 50012911 T 20000617