Patent · US Expired

Tool for installing seal ring

US6526640B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateSep 17, 2001
Grant dateMar 4, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53657
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hand tool for rolling an O-ring under a downward pressure into a slot opening is described. The hand tool is constructed by a tool body that has an arcuate top surface adapted for gripping by a human hand and a planar bottom surface. The planar bottom surface of the tool body is provided with a cavity adapted for receiving a pair of rotatable balls mounted juxtaposed to each other. The pair of rotatable balls are mounted on a shaft through a center aperture of the balls in the cavity in such a way that only less than half of the spherical surface of the balls is protruding beyond the planar bottom surface of the tool body.

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