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Abstract

An alignment verification and distance measuring device for fitting pipes includes a laser telemeter and a pair of couplers. The laser telemeter comprises a laser projector, which selectively emits a continuous laser beam and a laser pulse, and a sensor to detect the continuous laser beam and the laser pulse. Each coupler is removably couplable to a respective one of the laser projector and the sensor and is removably couplable to a respective pipe of a pair of pipes so that an end of one of the pipes is axially fitted with the laser projector and an end of the other of the pipes is axially fitted with the sensor. The laser telemeter facilitates alignment of the pipes by detection of the continuous laser beam by the sensor and determination of a distance between the ends of the pipes based on a time of flight of the laser pulse.

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