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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1998
Michael J Lindbeck, Livonia, MI (US);
Martin Engineering Company, Neponset, IL (US);
Abstract
A mounting assembly for mounting a vibrator to the outer surface of a pipe. The mounting assembly includes a mounting base having a top surface adapted to receive the vibrator and a bottom surface including a groove having two opposing inclined side walls that are adapted to be placed in engagement with the outer surface of the pipe. A tensioner having a selectively extendable and retractable end is attached to the top surface of the mounting base. An elongate flexible strap adapted to be wrapped around the pipe includes a first end attached to the moveable end of the tensioner and a second end that is adapted to be selectively attached to the moveable end of the tensioner after the strap is wrapped around the pipe. The moveable end of the tensioner is extended to tension the strap about the pipe and to thereby tightly mount the mounting base to the outer surface of the pipe such that the mounting base transmits vibrations from the vibrator to the pipe to dislodge any material forming a blockage in the pipe.