Conduit alignment tool with wings
An alignment tool for aligning first and second conduit sections at a connection colinearly along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first conduit section has a bell end at the connection and the second conduit section has a narrow end at the connection, includes a collar portion sized to circumscribe the bell end outer diameter; a funnel portion attached to the collar portion, the funnel portion having a diameter that increases in a longitudinal direction away from the collar portion; a step on one of the collar and funnel inner surfaces, the step having a funnel portion side and a collar portion side, wherein an inner diameter of the funnel portion side of the step is equal to the bell end inner diameter; and key and keyway wings extending laterally from the collar portion, wherein the keyway wing includes a keyway and the key wing includes a key.
1. An alignment tool for aligning first and second conduit sections at a connection colinearly along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first conduit section has a bell end at the connection and the second conduit section has a narrow end at the connection, and wherein the bell end has a bell end inner diameter and a bell end outer diameter, the tool comprising:
a collar portion sized to circumscribe the bell end outer diameter, the collar portion having a collar inner surface;
a funnel portion attached to the collar portion, the funnel portion having a diameter that increases in a longitudinal direction away from the collar portion, wherein the funnel portion has a funnel inner surface;
a step on one of the collar and funnel inner surfaces, the step having a funnel portion side and a collar portion side, wherein an inner diameter of the funnel portion side of the step is equal to the bell end inner diameter; and
key and keyway wings extending laterally from the collar portion, wherein the keyway wing includes a keyway and the key wing includes a key.
2. The alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein the key is configured to fit within the keyway.
3. The alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein an inner diameter of the collar portion side of the step is equal to the bell end outer diameter.
4. The alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein the funnel portion has a longitudinal length, and wherein the length of a first area of the funnel portion is different from the length of a second area of the funnel portion.
5. The alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein the funnel portion has a plurality of longitudinal lengths, and wherein the longitudinal lengths are not uniform.
6. The alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein the funnel portion has guides extending in a direction away from the collar portion.
7. The alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein the bell end is an EMT connector.
8. The alignment tool of claim 7 , wherein the EMT connector includes a set screw, and wherein the collar portion includes a cutout to accommodate the set screw.
9. The alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein the first conduit section is a conduit fitting and the second conduit section is a conduit section.
10. The alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein the collar portion is affixed to the funnel portion.
11. The alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein the collar portion is formed integrally with the funnel portion.
12. The alignment tool of claim 1 , further comprising longitudinal ridges extending radially inward toward the longitudinal axis from the collar inner surface.
13. The alignment tool of claim 1 , further comprising longitudinal ridges extending radially inward toward the longitudinal axis from the funnel inner surface.
14. An alignment tool for aligning first and second conduit sections at a connection colinearly along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first conduit section has a bell end at the connection and the second conduit section has a narrow end at the connection, and wherein the bell end has a bell end inner diameter and a bell end outer diameter, the tool comprising:
a collar portion sized to circumscribe the bell end outer diameter, the collar portion having a collar inner surface;
a funnel portion attached to the collar portion, the funnel portion having a diameter that increases in a longitudinal direction away from the collar portion, wherein the funnel portion has a funnel inner surface and longitudinal ridges extending radially inward toward the longitudinal axis from the funnel inner surface;
a step on one of the collar and funnel inner surfaces, the step having a funnel portion side and a collar portion side, wherein an inner diameter of the funnel portion side of the step is equal to the bell end inner diameter; and
key and keyway wings extending laterally from the collar portion, wherein the keyway wing includes a keyway and the key wing includes a key.
15. The alignment tool of claim 14 , wherein the key is configured to fit within the keyway.
16. An alignment tool for aligning first and second conduit sections at a connection colinearly along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first conduit section has a bell end at the connection and the second conduit section has a narrow end at the connection, and wherein the bell end has a bell end inner diameter and a bell end outer diameter, the tool comprising:
a collar portion sized to circumscribe the bell end outer diameter, the collar portion having a collar inner surface and longitudinal ridges extending radially inward toward the longitudinal axis from the collar inner surface;
a funnel portion attached to the collar portion, the funnel portion having a diameter that increases in a longitudinal direction away from the collar portion;
a step on one of the collar and funnel inner surfaces, the step having a funnel portion side and a collar portion side, wherein an inner diameter of the funnel portion side of the step is equal to the bell end inner diameter; and
key and keyway wings extending laterally from the collar portion, wherein the keyway wing includes a keyway and the key wing includes a key.
17. The alignment tool of claim 16 , wherein the key is configured to fit within the keyway.
18. The alignment tool of claim 16 , wherein an inner diameter of the collar portion side of the step is equal to the bell end outer diameter.
19. The alignment tool of claim 16 , wherein the bell end is an EMT connector.
20. The alignment tool of claim 19 , wherein the EMT connector includes a set screw, and wherein the collar portion includes a cutout to accommodate the set screw.