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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2005
Steve Mardero, Winnipeg, CA;
Don Girard, Cartier, CA;
Miguel Guzzi, Winnipeg, CA;
Wayne Miller, Stonewell, CA;
Mathew Shewfelt, Winnipeg, CA;
Gary Tarapacki, Headingley, CA;
Dave Mcdougall, Winnipeg, CA;
Steve Mardero, Winnipeg, CA;
Don Girard, Cartier, CA;
Miguel Guzzi, Winnipeg, CA;
Wayne Miller, Stonewell, CA;
Mathew Shewfelt, Winnipeg, CA;
Gary Tarapacki, Headingley, CA;
Dave McDougall, Winnipeg, CA;
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning a portion of a tubular member comprises a platform; a motor operatively connected to a shaft; a first sliding base driven by the shaft to revolve generally parallel to the platform; a first pinch thumb, including an outer surface, mounted onto the first sliding base to revolve with the first sliding base; a first pinch finger, including an outer surface, mounted onto the first sliding base; and an adjustable clamp arm adapted to secure a tubular member above the platform and adjacent the first sliding base; wherein, after the adjustable clamp arm secures the tubular member above the platform, the first sliding base revolves to urge the first pinch thumb to move radially outward to contact an inner diameter of the tubular member and the first pinch finger moves radially inward to contact an outer diameter of the tubular member.