Claims
- 1. Apparatus for installing a sealing ring in an annular groove chamber of a socket end of a pipe part, comprising a sealing ring retaining member, a sealing ring impression member and retaining means so as to keep a sealing ring in its impressed position, as well as means for moving the retaining means from an inactive position into an active position and reverse, in which the retaining means comprises two elements being movable with respect to one another, and the impression member being movable in between said elements, said retaining means comprising a first mandrel portion being connected with a mandrel, said first mandrel portion adjoining said mandrel through an abutment edge, and a second mandrel portion, which expandable parts form a tapering surface when expanded, whereby the periphery of the tapering plane formed by said parts at least equals the periphery of a supporting ring.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each element is provided with a flat side surface which may be positioned opposite each other.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the surfaces of said elements are coarse except for their flat side or sides.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a lubricating agent applying member for applying a lubricated agent upon the sealing ring.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 134,341, filed Mar. 26, 1980 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,304,037.
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