Mcelroy Manufacturing, Inc.

William Barton Draeger

James R Perrault

Arthur H McElroy, Ii

David W Porter

Timothy Michael Thoman

Bobby Lee Murray

Seth P Ahrens

Abraham B Contreras

Brandon William Jackman

Fabiano Tavares De Souza

David Warren Porter

Arthur H Mcelroy

A facer for use in preparing the opposed ends of polyolefin pipes for fusion into a pipeline has a pair of cutting wheels which rotate in unison. A controller causes the cutting wheels to trace and face the pipe end walls in a closed loop path.

Cartesian pipe facer

For use in loading heavy sticks of plastic pipe into a pipe fusion machine, a pipe storage rack with hydraulically powered pipe stick dispensers and stands allows sticks of pipe stored on the rack to roll gravitationally onto a rocking V-shaped dispenser cam disposed between the rack and the fusion machine loading path for one-stick-at-a-time loading onto powered track and roller stands which enable Cartesian manipulation of the stick into the fusion machine. The cam is adjustable to suit pipe stick diameters ranging from 20&#x2033; to 48&#x2033;. Many sticks can be stored at one time, releasing heavy lifting equipment and operators to work elsewhere. The process requires only one operator using a pendant controller and the pipe sticks are handled by heavy equipment only when being loaded onto the racks.

Rack type pipe feeder for a pipe fusion machine

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Tulsa, OK, United States of America

William Barton Draeger