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Abstract

Emitter barb installation tool 20 has driving mechanism 24, emitter barb feeder magazine 26 and pipe support 22. Pipe support 22 holds and supports a pipe 5. Feeder magazine 26 holds and feeds emitter barbs 10. Feeder magazine 26 places one of the emitter barbs 10 into a driving position. Driving mechanism 24 drives the emitter barb 10 from the driving position towards and into the pipe 5 held and supported by the pipe support 22. After the one barb 10 has been driven into the pipe 5, the pipe 5 with installed barb 10 is released from the tool 20. Another emitter barb 10 in the feeder magazine 26 is then automatically located into the driving position for the next installation into a pipe 5. This installation process automatically and continuously repeats for insertion of additional emitter barbs 10. Individual emitter barbs 10 are detachably coupled to one another to form an emitter barb cluster 74. Emitter barb installation tool 20 is able to punch a starter hole into the pipe 5 before the emitter barb 10 is inserted into the pipe 5. Emitter barb installation tool 20 either manually or electrically or pneumatically or hydraulically drives emitter barbs 10 into a pipe 5. Emitter barb installation tool 20 may have a cutter mechanism 122 for cutting pipes. Emitter barb installation tool 20 may also have removable jaw inserts 134 to allow various sized pipes 5 to be held and supported by pipe support 22.

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