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| 20080313875 | BLADE CHANGING TOOL - A blade changing tool for use in a cutting device including a chuck table for holding a workpiece and a cutting means for including a blade mount for rotatably supporting a cutting blade for cutting the workpiece held by the chuck table. The blade changing tool includes a C-shaped elastic cylindrical body including a cutout formed by cutting out a part of a circular cylinder, a holding groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical body at one end portion thereof and adapted to surround a circular hub of the cutting blade, and a grip portion adapted to be gripped by an operator for making a change from an inoperative condition where the circular hub of the cutting blade is surrounded by the inner circumference of the cylindrical body to an operative condition where the circular hub is held by the inner circumference of the cylindrical body. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090000096 | RETAINING RING REMOVAL TOOL - A tool for removal of a rod from an opening in a ring clip or for insertion of the rod through the opening into the ring clip. The tool comprises a body having an upper surface, a ring clip receiving depression in that surface and an aperture in that surface extending below the depression and to one side thereof. The aperture is of a size to receive at least a portion of the rod to which is, or is to be, attached while the ring clip is seated within the depression. The depression has a base and walls which are configured so as to seat a ring clip therein to restrain it against relative movement in a direction towards the opening of the ring clip when the rod is moved in that direction for removal from the ring clip through the opening, and to restrain it against relative movement in an opposite direction when the rod is moved in that opposite direction to be inserted into the ring clip through the opening. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090056095 | Rail Fence Retractor - A rail fence retractor allowing removal of a fence rail engaged with a fence post comprising a blade having a first and second end. The first end of the blade has a thickness and width allowing insertion into a fence post slot having a rail inserted therein. The rail has self-locking tabs which must be depressed for removal of the rail from the fence post slot. The fence rail retractor also has a handle which is attached to the second end of the blade. The handle allows the application of force against handle to fix the position of the handle against the fence post during removal of said rail from said fence post slot. The handle is also useful in carrying the rail fence retractor when not in use. The handles of the rail fence retractor may be configured to allow integration with the blade. The handles may be also be configured to allow a pair of rail fence retractors to fit or snap together when not in use. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090106963 | Kingpin bushing installation tool - The kingpin bushing installation tool is a dual-headed insertion tool for installing kingpin bushings within the cylinder cavities of a steering knuckle. The kingpin bushing installation tool includes a rod having opposed upper and lower ends. An upper bushing-engaging member is mounted on the upper end of the rod and includes an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion. The intermediate portion has a diameter greater than a diameter of the lower portion, and the upper portion has a diameter greater than the diameter of the intermediate portion. A lower bushing-engaging member is adjustably and removably mounted on the lower end of the rod and includes an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion. The intermediate portion thereof has a diameter greater than a diameter of the upper portion, and the lower portion has a diameter greater than the diameter of the intermediate portion. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090113687 | Precise hand-assembly of microfabricated components - A hand assembled MEMS apparatus includes meso-scale microfabricated components adapted for being moved by hand relative to one another from a loose-fit preliminary alignment orientation to a relatively tight-fit assembled orientation. A microfabricated spring member is integrally disposed on one of the components to bias the other component towards the assembled orientation. A cam surface disposed on the other component is configured to slidably engage and move the spring member against its bias upon continued hand movement in the assembly direction. A microfabricated abutment is disposed to limit relative movement of the components in at least one direction other than the assembly direction. A microfabricated tactile feedback member is configured to disrupt the hand movement in the assembly direction once the components have substantially reached the assembled orientation. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090199382 | Sink flange ring installation tool - A tool for installing a retainer ring onto the lower portion of a loosely inserted drain fitting for engaging a mounting flange thereto includes a generally resilient cup structure provided with a plurality of axially aligned and resiliently cantilevered peripherally adjacent strips within which the retaining ring is received in a compressed engagement seated on a helical interior shoulder. A threaded rod extends through a centering plug received in the drain fitting and then through the cup interior to axially advance the axially aligned ring carried by the strips. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090313800 | Apparatus, system, and method for installing clamps - An apparatus, system, and method is provided for installing clamps. The system comprises pliers and an awl. The pliers have a pair of bifurcated jaws, each jaw generally narrow and of substantially equal width and thickness. A first jaw is pivotally mounted in relation to a second jaw such that spaces between furcations of the jaws substantially align as the jaws open and close. The distance between the jaws is adjustable, and the jaws can be releasably locked in position. The clamp is placed around a structure and an elongated shaft of the awl is passed through holes in ears of the clamp. The jaws compress the ears. The shaft is bracketed by the furcations of the jaws. The awl is removed, and a fastener inserted through the holes in the ears and secured to the clamp. At least five clamps can be secured together using just one bolt. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100024183 | REMOVABLE TOOL FOR A DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - A removable tool for a display assembly wherein the display assembly includes a base housing, a lens assembly mounted to the base housing by a plurality of radial locking tabs extending from one of the lens assembly and the base housing, and a display unit having a matrix display contained within a display housing mounted in optical alignment with the lens assembly. The removable tool can include a body having a series of removal protrusions corresponding to the radial locking tabs of the one of the lens assembly and the base housing which are simultaneously axially positionable and insertable inline with openings in the lens assembly to simultaneously disengage the radial locking tabs upon insertion of the removal protrusions into the openings in the lens assembly, thereby disassembling the lens assembly from the base housing. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100125995 | BELT MOUNTING JIG - The present invention provides a belt mounting jig fixed to a small-diameter-side or low-load-side pulley, which is capable of easily mounting a belt on a pulley. More specifically, a holding surface | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100154185 | TOOL KIT AND METHOD FOR REMOVING BROKEN SPARK PLUG COMPONENTS FROM AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An inexpensive, easy to use, convenient, and effective tool kit and method of use are disclosed for removing broken spark plug components from a cylinder head. The tool kit includes a rigid wire that can be wedged into the central hole of a broken insulator component, allowing withdrawal of the insulator, and a tapered drill that can bite into a broken sheath component, engage the sheath, and break it free for removal. The rigid wire can be angled and/or the tapered drill can include a universal joint, so as to reach inaccessible areas. The method includes inserting the rigid wire into a spark plug hole, wedging it into the insulator central hole, and removing the insulator. Then the tapered drill is inserted into the spark plug hole and pressed and rotated into the hollow sheath to engage it and break it free. Finally, the sheath is removed with the drill. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100236040 | Wedge anchor setting apparatus - Objects of the present invention provide an attachment for power tools that places and set wedge anchors. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a new and improved attachment apparatus for a rotary-hammer type drill, the attachment including a first anchor setting end, a second attachment end, and a handle portion connecting the setting end to the attachment end. The attachment apparatus can be efficiently and easily mounted to the rotary-hammer type drill to simplify the installation of wedge anchors. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100257715 | HANDLE STRUCTURE - A handle structure suitable for disposing on a surface of a carrier is provided. The carrier has a locating part is assemble to a case. The handle structure includes a holder, an elastic element and a fastening element. The holder has a rotating axis and a locating element, and has a first end and a second end opposite thereto. The rotating axis connecting to the carrier is disposed on the first end, and the holder is pivoted on the surface. The locating element disposed on the first end interferes with the locating part. The elastic element has a first fixing part fixed to the carrier and a pushing part connected to the first fixing part and pushing against the holder. The fastening element has a second fixing part fixed to the carrier and a fastening part connected to the second fixing part and fastened to the second end. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110047769 | Device for Assembling and Disassembling a Bicycle Chain - A device for assembling and disassembling a bicycle chain comprises a mounting seat, an actuating member, an assembling member, a rod member, a spring, and a pulling member. The rod member, the pulling member and the spring are connected to one another to guide a positioning member to be assembled into the assembling holes in a balance manner, so that the device for assembling and disassembling a bicycle chain makes the assembly of the chain more convenient and simple. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110131780 | Device For Adjusting A Quarter Turn Fastener - Device for adjusting quarter turn fasteners including a stabilizing member configured to engage each rivet in linear alignment therewith to press against rivets of a DZUS® quarter turn fastener. A second component includes a spring adjustment member for engagement with the spring to move the spring either toward or away from the support surface. An operator element is provided in operational association with the adjustment member to allow manual adjustment of the spring by movement of the adjustment member in coordination with operation of the stabilizing member. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120151729 | REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT TOOL FOR VEHICLES - A removal and replacement tool for vehicles contains a first body including a chamber, a second hole, and a third hole; a grip set including a second body and a push piece, the push piece including an arcuate notch; at least one first returning spring, one end of which is fixed in the chamber, and another end of which abuts against two sides of the second body; a shaft member disposed in the chamber, and its one end extending out of the first body from the first hole; a second spring, one end of which abuts against the chamber, another end of which is biased against the shaft member; an engaging member including a first side wall and a second side wall; a rotary knob including a rotating portion and a rod portion connecting with the rotating portion. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120216381 | CONVEYOR FASTENING TOOL - The conveyor fastening tool is used for fastening first and second conveyor loop fasteners to each other and comprises first and second channels extending through a main body through which the first and second conveyor loop fasteners will pass. First and second lateral openings in the first and second channels allow the conveyor belt extremity sections to extend therethrough, outwardly of the first and second channels. First and second loop retaining members peripherally spaced about the first and second channels limit movement of the first and second conveyor loop fasteners orthogonally away from the first and second channels including preventing movement of the first and second conveyor loop fasteners out through the first and second lateral openings. A third channel formed downstream of the first and second channels, where the first and second channels merge, has opposed spaced-apart fastener closing members mounted to the main body for urging the first and second loop fasteners into interlocking engagement. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20130014364 | METER PULLER WITH SAFETY SHIELD - A tool for installing and removing an electrical power meter including a sleeve member defining a cavity therein with an opening to the cavity defined in the sleeve member's first end. An adjustment mechanism on the sleeve member is movable between a first position where the opening is enlarged to permit entry of a portion of the meter into the cavity; and a second position where the opening is reduced. An engagement assembly at the first end of the sleeve member grippingly engages the meter when the adjustment assembly is in the second position. The engagement assembly includes a pair of locking lips which each receive part of a peripheral edge of the meter's base therein. Gaps are defined between the locking lips to enable venting of any electrical discharge therethrough. A removable shield may be secured to the second end of the sleeve member. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130019443 | Recessed or Self-Rimming Sink Support Tool - A drop-in or recessed sink installation tool is disclosed, wherein a plurality of supports is provided to allow a user to position and control a sink during the installation process using a mechanism that utilizes the structure of the sink for securement. The tool comprises a lower support platform, an upper support bridge and a clamping bolt spanning a gap therebetween. The lower support platform is adapted to articulate and enter through the base of the sink basin and rotate to support the sink's weight therebelow, while the upper support bridge spans across a countertop cut-out or the upper rim of the sink to clamp sink between the bridge and lower platform. The clamping bolt compresses the two elements together, whereafter the sink statically positioned or controlled from an overhead position. The tool can then be disengaged from above the installed sink and condensed into a stowed position thereafter. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130036586 | ATTACHMENT JIG FOR ATTACHING SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE TO ENDOSCOPE - An attachment jig includes a cylinder portion at one end of which a ring portion for fixing a self-propelled device to an endoscope is provided, and a handle portion which is provided at the other end of the cylinder portion and is gripped so as to rotate the cylinder portion. An O ring is brought into press-contact with the outer periphery of an insertion section of the endoscope, such that the self-propelled device is fixed to the insertion section. When the handle portion is further turned, a thin-walled breaking portion is broken, and the ring portion is separated from the cylinder portion. When the handle portion is rotated in an opposite direction, the cylinder portion is taken out from the insertion section, while the ring portion remains in the fixed position. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130081243 | Fastener Assembly - A fastener assembly comprises: an insertion-extraction tool comprising a lever with a sleeve passing through one end from a front surface to a back surface and protruding from the back surface, a first ramp that circumscribes about one-half of the sleeve and a second ramp that circumscribes about one-half of the sleeve opposite the first ramp, the first ramp with a ramped surface that faces away from the back surface of the lever and the second ramp with a ramped surface that faces toward the back surface of the lever; and a wedge lock assembly comprising multiple wedges and a captive screw passing there through, the captive screw having a shank that passes through the sleeve of the insertion-extraction tool and a head on the distal end of the shank adjacent to the front surface of the lever of the insertion-extraction tool. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130160263 | LENS MODUEL ASSEMBLY DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided is a lens module assembly device for assembling a filter glass into a lens barrel of a lens module. The lens module assembly device includes a clipping element, a receiving element, and a pushing element. The clipping element includes a chamber configured for clipping the lens barrel. The receiving element extends from one end of the clipping element and includes a receiving portion for receiving a number of filter glasses. The receiving portion includes a resisting end received in the chamber and an entrance end away from the resisting end. The pushing element is inserted into the receiving portion through the entrance end until resisting against one of the filter glass. The pushing element pushes one of filter glasses out of the receiving portion into the lens barrel. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130212851 | STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN AN EXTRACTOR OF DISPOSABLE SYRINGE NEEDLES - A structural arrangement for use in an extractor of disposable syringe needles uses a needle extraction means with two interlocking parts ( | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130318760 | ASSEMBLY TOOL FOR MECHANICAL SEALS - An assembly tool for inserting a slide ring or counter ring of a slide ring seal, in particular a running gear seal, cooperating with an elastic sealing body into an associated housing part, the assembly tool including a number of clamping elements formed as arcuate segments and an assembly O-ring, wherein the clamping elements engage around the slide ring or counter ring, and around the sealing body and the assembly O-ring in a manner that corresponds to the circumferential length thereof, and the clamping elements are advanceable in the direction of the housing part in order to mount the sealing body within this housing part. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140237787 | HEAD ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT JIG, AND HEAD REPLACEMENT JIG - A head attachment/detachment jig that is used for attachment/detachment of a head which ejects ink droplets and is fixed on a base member by a fastener member when replacing the head, the head attachment/detachment jig, includes a frame member that is attachable to and detachable from the head; and a tip tool that has a tip part and a top part, and is held to be turnable and movable forward and backward with respect to the frame member, wherein the tip part of the tip tool has a shape that is capable of turning the fastener member, and the top part of the tool has a shape that is formed to be capable of turning the tip tool by a different tool from the tip tool. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20160008964 | SEED FIRMER LIFE EXTENDER | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160195122 | PROCESS FOR INSTALLATION OF ANCHOR DEVICES AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH PROCESS | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160375569 | A FASTENER AND INSTALLATION DEVICE - A fastener and a fastener installation device which enables cables to be installed in hard to reach places safely and quickly. The fastener including a body forming a loop; a first connector formed at a first end of the body; and a second connector formed at a second end of the body; wherein the first connector is complementary with the second connector. The first connector of the first fastener connects with a second connector of a second fastener and the second connector of the first fastener connects with a first connector of a third fastener to form a chain of fasteners. The installation device including a hollow body and a cap rotatably mounted to an end of the hollow body which includes an aperture allowing a top fastener to pass through the aperture when the cap is in a first position. | 12-29-2016 |
