PIPE CAP
A further object of this invention is to provide a cap of the type described which will save the bevelled factory edge on the pipe thus enabling the butt ends of two pipes to be easily welded.
A still further object of this invention is to provide a butt weld pipe cap which will have an expandable gasket which is compressed by tightening a nut on a rod in a pair of sleeves thus engaging the outer periphery of the gasket with the inner periphery of the pipe in order to prevent water and other debris from entering the open end of the pipe and the device will have screw cap means in order to protect the nut and thread portions of the device from water and the like. Other objects of the present invention are to provide a pipe cap which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.
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