Conduit bender
View Patent ↗A conduit bender to assist with the bending of a conduit includes a lever defining a longitudinal axis and having a free end and a fixed end, a head assembly configured to receive a conduit to be bent, a rotary assembly operably coupling the fixed end of the lever to the head assembly such that the lever is pivotable relative to the head to a position corresponding to desired bend angle, and a level disposed at the free end of the rotary lever and aligned on the longitudinal axis such that the level indicates a level condition when a conduit is bent to the desired bend angle.
1. A conduit bender, comprising:
a lever defining a longitudinal axis and having a free end and a fixed end;
a head assembly configured to receive a conduit to be bent;
a rotary assembly operably coupling the fixed end of the lever to the head assembly such that the lever is pivotable relative to the head to a position corresponding to desired bend angle; and
a level disposed at the free end of the lever and aligned on the longitudinal axis such that the level indicates a level condition when a conduit is bent to the desired bend angle.
2. The conduit bender according to claim 1 , wherein the level is a spirit level disposed within the free end of the lever.
3. The conduit bender according to claim 1 , wherein the lever includes at least one set of markings corresponding to a particular bend angle, wherein each set of markings includes a first mark and a plurality of incremental markings extending along at least a portion of a length of the lever, each set of markings configured to facilitate offset bending of a conduit to navigate around an object in accordance with the particular bend angle.
4. The conduit bender according to claim 3 , wherein the lever includes at least two sets of markings, each set of markings corresponding to a different particular bend angle for offset bending.
5. The conduit bender according to claim 1 , wherein the lever includes at least one set of markings corresponding to a particular saddle bend height, wherein each set of markings includes first, second, and third markings extending along at least a portion of a length of the lever, the first, second, and third markings configured to facilitate saddle bending of a conduit in accordance with the particular saddle bend height.
6. The conduit bender according to claim 1 , wherein the head assembly includes an extending member and a head.
7. The conduit bender according to claim 1 , wherein the head assembly defines a channel configured to receive a conduit to be bent.
8. The conduit bender according to claim 1 , wherein the head assembly includes a shoe bender at a first end thereof and a receiver at a second end thereof.
9. The conduit bender according to claim 1 , wherein the head assembly defines an arcuate configuration including angular indicator markings.
10. The conduit bender according to claim 1 , wherein the head assembly includes indentation markings corresponding to a bend center for each of a plurality of bend angles.
11. A conduit bender, comprising:
a lever defining a longitudinal axis and having a free end and a fixed end; and
a head assembly coupled to the fixed end of the lever, the head assembly configured to receive a conduit to be bent for bending the conduit,
wherein the lever includes at least one first set of markings corresponding to a particular bend angle, wherein each set of markings includes a first mark and a plurality of incremental markings extending along at least a portion of a length of the lever, each set of markings configured to facilitate offset bending of a conduit to navigate around an object in accordance with the particular bend angle, and
wherein the lever includes at least one second set of markings corresponding to a particular height saddle bend, wherein each set of markings includes first, second, and third markings extending along at least a portion of a length of the lever, each set of markings configured to facilitate saddle bending of a conduit to the particular height saddle bend.
12. The conduit bender according to claim 11 , wherein the lever includes at least two first sets of markings, each first set of markings corresponding to a different particular bend angle.
13. The conduit bender according to claim 11 , wherein the lever includes at least two second sets of markings, each second set of markings corresponding to a different particular height saddle bend.
14. The conduit bender according to claim 11 , further comprising a rotary assembly operably coupling the fixed end of the lever to the head assembly such that the lever is pivotable relative to the head to a position corresponding to a desired bend angle.
15. The conduit bender according to claim 14 , further comprising a level disposed at the free end of the lever and aligned on the longitudinal axis such that the level indicates a level condition when a conduit is bent to the desired bend angle.
16. The conduit bender according to claim 15 , wherein the level is a spirit level disposed within the free end of the lever.
17. The conduit bender according to claim 11 , wherein the head assembly defines a channel configured to receive a conduit to be bent.
18. The conduit bender according to claim 11 , wherein the head assembly includes a shoe bender at a first end thereof and a receiver at a second end thereof.
19. The conduit bender according to claim 11 , wherein the head assembly defines an arcuate configuration including angular indicator markings.
20. The conduit bender according to claim 11 , wherein the head assembly includes indentation markings corresponding to a bend center for each of a plurality of bend angles.