Tool for installing and removing threaded members
US10828752B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B13/5008
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool for installing or removing a threaded member as for example a thread protector onto a second threaded member, as for example, the pin or box of an oilfield tubular, which has a jaw for selectively gripping an outer surface of a thread protector, a bridge interconnecting the jaw and a cam, the cam being selectively engageable with the inner surface of the thread protector, the cam being operatively connected to a lever for moving the cam from a first position out of contact with the inner surface of the thread protector to a second position in gripping engagement with the inner surface of the thread protector.
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