Tool and method for adjusting a hinge
US9109385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49748
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Tools for grasping and aligning a number of knuckles of a hinge are presented, the tool including: a tube having a bore and a slotted opening in a side of the tube connecting with the bore and parallel thereto, where the bore extends from one end of she tube to another end of the tube, and where the bore includes a diameter sufficient to permit telescoping the tube onto the number of knuckles; a stop located along one end of the tube and perpendicular thereto; sad a pair of flattened surfaces formed along an outside surface of the tube and opposite one another, where the pair of flattened surfaces are configured to receive a leveraging tool. In some embodiments, the flattened surfaces include: a raised flattened surface and an indented flattened surface.
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