Abstract: A multiple pin electrical connector decoupler or puller that separates the connector frames with a hand grip operated elongated rectilinear slide inserted between the frames.

Abstract: This invention is a method and an apparatus for performing the method, for the removal of stakes, such as concrete foundation stakes, and other stakes or posts driven into the ground. The method is characterized by gripping with a pair of hardened arms at a position on each stake, or the like, to be removed with a leverage being applied from a position above the gripping point on such stakes to a resting upon position upon foundation framing, or other suitable support. The method incorporates repeated pulling from different positions in a manner as set forth until the item being removed from the ground is fully removed.

Abstract: A tool for extracting seated o-rings from a confining annular indentation having an elongated o-ring prying section coupled to a handle, the prying section including a curved terminal portion affixed to the handle, a recess formed between the curved terminal portion and the handle to deter interference between the tool and shoulder portions of the indentation during prying of the o-ring out of the indentation upon rocking of the handle.

Abstract: A manually operated clip attachment apparatus or clipper has a generally planar main body plate which includes a longitudinal punch guide and clip channel. The lower end of the channel supports a die. A window is provided in the side of the channel for receipt of a clip. An open throat above the lower end of the channel and die is provided for placement of the deformable or flexible casing or bag material and thus defines a throat opening. A punch moves longitudinal in the clip channel to engage a single clip and move it along the channel about the gathered material and into contact with the die. A manual lever arm is pivotally attached to the main plate at one end. The opposite end includes a handle for operation of the lever arm. Intermediate the pivot end and the handle is a bearing surface which engages a follower cam attached to the punch. The lever arm is biased to a punch disengage position.

Abstract: An extractor for separating electrical connectors is disclosed which imparts a prying force to connector elements in a plane normal to the mounting surface. The extractor comprises a lever pivotally connected to a rotatable fork that is adapted to fit under the end of a connector shell. A pair of extractors are deployed at opposite ends of a connector to pry the connector out of its mating socket gently and securely without damage to wires or connecting pins, even under crowded conditions.

Abstract: A hand tool for pulling a fuel injector outwardly from a seated location in an engine. The tool comprises an elongated shaft portion having a handle at one end thereof, a gripping section at the other end thereof and a push support means located at an intermediate point between the handle and the gripping section. The handle has a size and shape to facilitate the hand gripping thereof. The gripping section includes a reaching portion extending outwardly from the end of the shaft portion and a part-engaging portion extending away from a distal end of the reaching portion. The push support means extends outwardly from the shaft portion to provide a fulcrum pivot point about which the handle and gripping section pivot. The part-engaging portion is shaped to grasp the part to be pulled outwardly from the seated location when a force is applied to the handle in a direction to cause relative movement of the part-engaging portion with respect to the fulcrum pivot point.

Abstract: A levered tool for spreading apart two interconnected semi-circular concentric brake drum shoes, to facilitate removal of the adjuster member which adjusts the minimum radius of the brake shoes. The semi-circular brake shoes are conventionally closed one toward the other at their inner ends as well as at their outer ends by coil springs, and are relatively pivotable about their inner ends. The adjuster member is usually an elongated spacer member, of adjustable length, extending in between the spaced inner ends of the brake shoes, against the bias of the corresponding coil springs. The outer circumferential faces of the brake shoes each comprises a transverse blade, the innermost edge of which projects inwardly relative to the main body of the brake shoes.

Abstract: A tool used for removal and installation of a fluid coupling retaining pin. The tool consists of long, narrow handle terminating in a body having a flat upper surface and an arcuately curved lower surface, one end of the upper surface being notched to fit under the loop of the retaining pin. The curved lower surface fits against the coupling, acting as a fulcrum for pulling the pin out of its groove. The tool also has sufficient mass so that it may be used to drive the pin into its groove as well.

Abstract: A tool for effecting the sealing or plugging of a hole in an object, such as a coolant passage in an injection molding die. The plug includes a flexible, hollow cylindrical sleeve and a core member longitudinally interengageable into the sleeve. The core member is slightly larger than the bore of the sleeve and when drawn into the sleeve expands it to fill the hole and secure the plug. The plug may be used either internally as a diverting plug or externally as a sealing plug. The inserting tool is designed to position the plug in the hole as desired, and to interengage the core member into the sleeve. The plug is inserted into the hole with the sleeve and core member separate. Then the sleeve is supported in position and the core is interengaged into the sleeve.

Abstract: A duct assembly tool is disclosed including an elongated frame member; a member pivotally secured to the frame member, and a pair of wheels rotatably secured on the tool. One of the wheels is rotatably secured to the frame member and the other wheel is rotatably secured to the member. In use, the tool is in a first position such that the wheels are behind the assembly flanges of adjacent ducts. The frame member is pivoted, with respect to the pivot member, to a second position where the duct flanges are drawn together to enable positioning of a cleat over the flanges to secure adjacent ducts together.

Abstract: A tool and method for installing and removing twist-on rod guides onto and off from sucker rods. A partially closed C-shaped jaw member lying substantially in a first plane surrounds the guide and the sucker rod allowing torque to be applied to the rod guide to enable it to be snapped onto or off from the sucker rod. A pry bar and handle are attached to the jaw member and lie substantially in a second plane that forms preferably about a 20.degree. angle with the first plane. A linear projection of the pry bar into the first plane projects from the edge of the lower jaw at a right angle.

Abstract: A unitary tool assembly is disclosed for making up bell and spigot joints to couple adjacent pipe sections. The tool includes forward and rearward pipe engaging subassemblies and an intermediate linkage mechanism. The forward subassembly, which straddles a pipe section having a bell end, includes a reciprocative actuator which, through the linkage mechanism, selectively causes toothed cams carried by the rearward subassembly to engage and disengage a pipe section having a spigot end and straddled by the rearward subassembly. When the actuator delivers a power stroke, the toothed cams securely engage the pipe section with the spigot end, and the rearward subassembly is simultaneously pulled toward the forward subassembly such that successive strokes of the actuator effect a ratcheting action in which the bell and spigot joint is made up through a series of stepwise movements of the pipe sections together.

Abstract: A tool for adjusting the alignment of a vehicle door within its opening comprises a plate which has a recess at one end for engaging over the striker pin on the door jam and a second pin at a rearward end for engaging into the lock mechanism of the door. The plate is slightly cranked and of a sufficient length so that the door when the pin is engaged in the lock mechanism is held slightly ajar with the recess presented over the striker pin so that the pin can pivot about that recess. A hex rod extends outwardly from the surface in an opposed direction and is inclined slightly away from the forward end so that a wrench can be engaged over the hex rod to extend around the flange of the door with the free end of the wrench lying substantially in the plane of the plate member.

Abstract: A transmission disassembly tool, for compressing springs biasing a retainer against a snap ring disposed on a hub within a rear piston casing of a transmission includes a rod passing through the hub and extending above and below the hub, a cap disposed on the retainer, a device for locking the cap on the rod above the hub, a pedal, a device for detachably connecting the foot pedal to the rod below the hub, and a device for pivotally attaching the pedal to any substantially vertical surface, whereby depression of the pedal pulls the retainer away from the snap ring, and a method for operating the tool.

Abstract: A tamper-proof cover for the operating nut of a hydrant. The cover includes a housing adapted to be positioned above the operating nut for covering the operating nut, the housing having an opening, a housing mounting device securable to the hydrant and engagable with the housing for securing the housing to the hydrant, and a locking device for removably securing the housing to the mounting device which includes a pin positionable in the opening in the housing and engagable with a recess defined in the mounting device, a locking member engagable with the pin and the recess in the housing, a frangible shoulder within the recess in the mounting device against which the locking member seats and which must be broken to remove the pin. Other forms of the tamper-proof cover and a tool for removing the cover are also disclosed.

Abstract: A hand-held tool having an elongated rod-like body with an arcuately-shaped head tapered to a rounded point for use in removing insulated wires from the end of a braided shielded cable. The tip is intentionally rounded to prevent puncturing the insulation or catching on the braided wires when the tip is inserted between the wire insulation and the shield. The outer 1/2 of the tapered head portion has a substantially elliptical cross section, as opposed to simply circular, to distribute the load bearing forces across a greater surface area on the wire insulation when the wire is pulled out of the shield. The other 1/2 of the tapered head portion is a transition to the cylindrical body from the curved ellipsoidal section. In a preferred embodiment, the tool is constructed of a polycarbonate plastic with a smoothed surface on the tapered head portion to facilitate the insulated wires sliding across the surface during use.

Abstract: A hand tool for loading an easily damaged resilient elongated object having a generally planar end into a closely fitting relatively rigid casing of conforming shape including a lever member, an elongated tension member with a member for engaging the end of the casing, a resilient compression member for placement against a planar end of the object to be moved and a universal pivot member joining the end of the lever member and the compression member for moving the object in a linear path into the pressure casing without injuring the object being moved.

Abstract: The present system for joining tape leaders is comprised of an elongated member which has a finger like protrusion and a cam protrusion both of which are disposed close to one end thereof. The elongated member has an elongated slot at one end which fits over a stud and is further rotationally coupled to a crank so that the elongated member can pivot around said stud in a number of different positions in response to the crank being moved. The crank is rotationally coupled to a cam follower and the crank is further arranged to rotate about a stud.

Abstract: A snap fastener tool for use in applying boat covers, vehicle tops, etc., where mating snap fastener halves on a canvas or fabric cover and on a fixed frame must be brought into coupling alignment with each other. An elongate rigid handle is formed with a rearwardly facing shoulder projecting from one side of the handle near its front end for engagement with the fastener half on the cover and a jack arm is pivotally mounted on the handle intermediate its ends for engagement with the fastener half on the fixed frame and for pivotal movement into and out of rearwardly spaced opposed relationship with the shoulder. As the handle and jack lever are pivoted opposed, concave fastener seats on the shoulder and front end of the jack arm and engaging the fastener halves force the latter into alignment with each other and join them together.

Abstract: A hand tool for applying identification sleeves to electric wire including a sleeve mandrel, onto which identification sleeves are threaded, and a mandrel stripper including a retainer to hold one end of the mandrel and a stripper guide to slide along the mandrel and push the sleeves over the end of an electric wire, the mandrel stripper including a telescoping tubular body with a thumb operable lever to extend the body to its full length or withdraw one telescopic section into the other.

Abstract: The present system is comprised of an elongated member which has a finger like protrusion and a cam protrusion both of which are disposed close to one end thereof. The elongated member has an elongated slot at one end which fits over a stud and is further rotationally coupled to a crank so that the elongated member can pivot around said stud in a number of different positions in response to the crank being moved. The crank is rotationally coupled to a cam follower and the crank is further arranged to rotate about a stud. When a tape leader from a take up reel is to be joined to a tape leader from a supply reel, the elongated member is moved toward the tape leader from the take up reel and the finger like protrusion enters a first slot in the take up reel leader and moves that leader to an extended position whereat the cam protrusion cams a tab on the end of the take up reel leader away from the elongated member. The tab is formed to have a stem section.

Abstract: A method for removing an oil seal and the like from a housing is disclosed, wherein the seal is of the type which is received in the housing for providing a sealed relation between the housing and a shaft which projects outwardly through the seal. The method is preferably carried out utilizing a tool which comprises a shank portion, and a working portion of generally S-shaped configuration which extends from the shank portion, the working portion comprising an upper portion and a lower portion which terminates in a tapered pry point. The tool is operable for removing a seal in accordance with the method by inserting the pry point between the seal and the shaft and then moving the tool so that the lower portion of the working portion rolls on the shaft to extract the seal. Thereafter, if necessary, the tool can be rolled further on the shaft until the upper portion engages the end of the shaft to provide additional leverage for extracting the seal.

Abstract: A non-contact type ring setter uses a pressurized gas operated sensor comprising two nozzles, each having an elongated opening for passing the pressurized gas. The openings are spaced apart and opposite to each other. A drill bit is moved relative to a collar, with the line of travel of the drill bit passing through the space between the two openings. Each of the elongated openings has a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the drill bit. When the collar and the drill bit are moved relative to each other a predetermined amount, the gas pressure detected by the sensor changes.

Abstract: A device for stabilizing/ejecting a lamp from a plug-in socket wherein the lamp is mountable in a frame. The device includes a spring member for stabilizing the lamp in the frame and an ejection member pivotally attached to the spring member. The ejection member includes an upper ejector, or cam formed therein for separating the socket from the lamp, an outwardly extending lower ejector for ejecting the lamp from the frame and a lever for sequentially actuating the upper ejector and the lower ejector in one stroke. The stroke moves the lever from a rest position in which the spring member is operative, through a transition position in which the upper ejector is operative to eject the socket from the lamp and to reinforce the spring member to stabilize the lamp during the socket separation. The lever moves from the transition position to a final position in which the lower ejector is operative to eject the lamp from the frame.

Abstract: A seal installation tool is provided which comprises a yoke having a curved, lower camming surfaces and a handle, an apertured block rotatably secured within the yoke and a collar piece which is separate from the handle and the block. The apertures of the collar and the block are sized to slidingly receive a shift linkage piece extending from a transmission casing. The block is further provided with a set screw for securing the block to the linkage piece. A hole through an arm of the yoke provides access to the head of the set screw.

Abstract: A tool for connecting a pair of pipes through a coupling pipe includes a handle connected to a curved member, a semicircular plate connected rotatably with the curved member through a link, and a crescent-shaped plate extending from the curved member. The curved member has a supporting point at the ends of its bending portion and a point of application at the top of its projecting portion. The semicircular plate is connected rotatably with the supporting point through a pair of links, and fixed close to an edge of a coupling pipe so as to settle the tool. The crescent-shaped plate is connected rotatably at its neck portion with the point of application of the curved member through a pair of middle links. A pair of upper and lower portions of the crescent-shaped plate are adapted to engage with the pipe to be connected with offsetting to the axial direction of the pipe.

Abstract: A fastener assembling apparatus includes a shock absorber disposed between a frame of the apparatus and one lever of a toggle joint, the other lever of the toggle joint being connected to a punch assembly. The shock absorber is elastically deformable to absorb shock forces caused in the punch assembly by pressing of a pair of fastener elements between the punch assembly and a cooperating die assembly. The shock absorber may have means for adjusting the stroke of the punch assembly for accommodating changes in thicknesses of both the fastener elements and a garment to which the fastener elements are attached.

Abstract: A tool for compressing valve springs including: a lever which has a spring engaging portion, a fulcrum portion spaced from the spring engaging portion and an axis which extends generally from the fulcrum portion to the spring engaging portion. A torque transmitting element is fitted to the lever and includes a torquing axis which extends transversely to the axis of the lever. The torque transmitting element is releasably engageable with an elongate shaft in order to establish axial alignment between the shaft and the torque transmitting element and enable the shaft and the torque transmitting element to rotate together. The torque transmitting element transmits to the lever rotational torque applied to the shaft, thereby pivoting the lever about the fulcrum portion to force the spring engaging portion to compress the valve spring.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tool for holding a lawnmower blade for installation and removal thereof. The tool comprises an elongate lever having a handle at one end, a blade engaging section about the other end, and a channel therebetween for accommodating the housing of a lawnmower. The blade engaging section comprises a pair of spaced-apart adjustably mounted stop pins for preventing rotational movement of a lawnmower blade placed therebetween. The stop pins have inwardly-facing retaining heads for preventing the lawnmower blade from slipping off said stop pins.

Abstract: A lever wrench for the assembly and disassembly of snap fit valves having a first lever arm substantially linear in shape, the first lever arm having a handle end and a contact end with a punch pin removably secured to the contact end, a second lever arm rotatably mounted to the first lever arm and including a first leg and a second leg, the first leg having a plurality of depending contact points in alignment with the punch pin of the first lever arm, a third lever arm rotatably secured to the second leg of the second lever arm and comprising a handle secured to a disk whereby rotation of the third lever arm causes the first lever arm to rotate with respect to the second lever arm thereby causing the punch pin to cooperate with the contact points for the assembly and disassembly of the snap fit valve.

Abstract: A hand-held tool for displacing a valve assembly from a cylinder or pump housing comprises an elongate handle portion having a distal end and a proximal end; a fulcrum member having a first end and a second end, the first end being rotatably secured to the distal end of the handle portion; a lever arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being rotatably secured to the handle portion between the distal and proximal ends, the second end including means for engaging the upper end of the valve assembly within the pump housing; and a bar connected to the second end of the fulcrum member, the bar including an opening slot for passage of the lever arm therethrough and a tab at one end for engaging the upper end of the pump housing whereby as the handle portion is moved downwardly, the engaging means forces the valve assembly through the pump housing.

Abstract: An unlatching tool to uncouple the trailer from the tractor of semi-trailer truck rigs, comprising a foldable elongated bar having a hand grasp at one end and a combination safety release arm plus unlatching hook at the opposite working end. The safety release arm extends at a right angle from the working end of the bar and in one direction from the bar, while the unlatching hook extends outwardly from the bar in the opposite direction and set back from the working end a short distance. When the unlatching hook engages the coupling latch which locks the king pin of the trailer to the tractor, the safety release arm extends forward of the unlatching hook just far enough to bear against the safety release mechanism which can be moved to the safety release position by a partial rotation or twist of the bar while at the same time pulling on the bar to draw the coupling latch to the unlatched position. The trailer can then be uncoupled from the tractor.

Abstract: A tire tool for inserting a valve stem in a wheel and holding the valve stem in place during the tire inflation operations. The tool includes a body which is threaded onto the valve stem and has an air passage through which air is passed during tire inflation operations. A handle is pivotably attached to the body for movement into engagement with the rim of the wheel to apply leverage on the body for valve stem insertion and holding purposes. The tool further includes a releasable locking device which holds the body in alignment with the handle to facilitate threaded attachment of the body to the valve stem.

Abstract: A puller mechanism for moving the end of a pipe into a collar mounted on a second aligned pipe in order to assemble a pipeline. The mechanism is constructed to be used in conjunction with heavy pipes, such as, for example, Johns-Manville Transite asbestos/cement pressure pipes. The mechanism includes a first semi-circular yoke assembly which is clamped to the pipe, and a second yoke assembly whose legs straddle the collar. The second yoke assembly is pivotally coupled to the first yoke assembly by a pair of arms on opposite sides of the first pipe. An elongated operating handle extends outwardly from the bight section of the second yoke, and the handle is used to turn the second yoke about a fulcrum. Two L-shaped members supported at the ends of the leg sections of the second yoke engage the rim of the collar to constitute the required fulcrum, so that when the handle is turned the end of the first pipe is pulled into the collar.

Abstract: A tool for extracting an electronic slide-in unit from a fixing rack comprises a handle (50) the free end of which carries an elliptic cam member (48). The latter is adapted to be inserted between a front plate (38) of the slide-in unit (16) and a rail (24) of the rack and is dimensioned such that pivoting of the tool causes the front plate (38) to move away from the rack by a distance sufficient to completely overcome the clamping forces of connectors provided on the rack and the slide-in unit, respectively.

Abstract: The tool assembly enables installation in and removal from a combustion engine block of freeze plugs. The puller component has a plug penetrating point which is forced through the plug to define an opening. Spreader segments associated with the point can be spread laterally into engagement with the edge of the opening. Means are provided for imposing a retraction force on the segments, which cooperate to pull the plug free. A fresh plug is inserted in the freeze plug opening by utilization of an installer head shaped to releasably hold the plug during insertion in the opening after which the head can be withdrawn. Special leverage and force application arrangements are associated with the puller and installer head.

Abstract: A tool for quick removal of knock-out plugs in an electrical box within a wall and consists of an insulated handle and a triangular shaped prying blade hook to knock-out the plugs from the electrical box.

Abstract: Apparatus for quickly and precisely installing depth rings on drills and for removing previously installed depth rings includes a base member on which are mounted one or more installation and removal mechanisms, each of the installation and removal mechanisms comprising a lever actuated push rod for moving a drill with respect to a retained depth ring, each of the installation mechanisms additionally comprising a dial indicator for accurately indicating the position of the depth ring with respect to the point of the drill on which it is being installed.

Abstract: A boiler pipe assembly tool that has separate one-piece gripping jaws engaged with the pipe sections or tubes to be connected, an operating lever and short flexible chains connecting the lever and jaws to move adjacent ends of the tube sections into aligned relation and into engagement with an interposed chill ring used to provide resistance necessary to allow the tool to function in the alignment of and welding of the tube sections. The separate gripping jaws include a structure enabling the point of connection of the chains to be adjusted thereby varying the force moment arm on each jaw.

Abstract: An apparatus for laterally removing a workpiece, such as a guide roller on an endless track vehicle or motor from a piece of heavy equipment, from a space having limited vertical access. The apparatus includes a base for stably supporting the apparatus in a position laterally adjacent the workpiece, a support member secured to the base, a pivotable frame member pivotally secured to a portion of the support member, a cradle member for receiving and supporting the workpiece, which cradle member is secured to the pivotable frame member to be raised and lowered as the pivotable frame member is pivoted, and a force actuator, such as a hydraulic cylinder, supported by the support member and connected to the rigid pivotable frame member for pivoting it to raise and lower the cradle member as the force actuator is extended and retracted between its extended and stowed positions.

Abstract: A tool for installing on an aerial power transmission line, a vibration damper having a resilient split sleeve and a fin. The vibration damper installation tool comprises a frame element for fitting around the aerial conductor, a conductor guide, a fin receiver for engaging the fin of the vibration damper, and structure on the conductor guide and fin receiver for the application of force to clamp the resilient split sleeve of the vibration damper onto the conductor.

Abstract: Apparatus for removing an automobile hinge pin by disabling a spring clip and thereafter driving the hinge pin outwardly of the automobile hinge assembly while supporting the hinge assembly against bending forces that would otherwise flex the hinge assembly as the hinge pin is driven outwardly.

Abstract: An adjustable combination tool forming a C-clamp, a valve pulling device for valves in small gasoline engines, a wrench for turning starter clutch housings in such engines and a device for removing flywheels from such engines. The tool comprises a first bar, a second bar selectively positioned parallel or perpendicular to the first bar, an angle iron positioned perpendicular to the first bar, a projection at one end of the first bar, and a threaded bolt with an enlarged end threadedly carried by the second bar. A device for valve grinding is carried by the threaded bolt and acts as its handle.

Abstract: These tools efficiently and rapidly remove a snap ring and clips by initially applying a torque thereto along the length of the flat portion of the clip or along the annular length of the ring. When such rings and clips are thus stressed to a limited degree they exhibit resilient twisting or torsion about such axis. The tools are adapted to then displace the portion of the smap ring or clip that provides a locking action on the groove to which the ring or clip was attached in a direction in part at least perpendicular to the wide flat surface of the portion of the snap ring or clip in the vicinity of that then resiliently twisted portion of the ring or clip and so move that portion of the ring that initially provided locking action on the groove therefor in a direction parallel to or along the wider initial plan or surface of the snap of the snap ring or clip surface. Such movement controllably and readily disengages the locking portion of the snap ring or clip.

Abstract: Press element insertion apparatus (86) is a press-like apparatus used to insert pins (82) or sockets (82) into a cable connector (84). Clamp (104) is adapted to securely hold a pin (82) or socket (82) with a conductor attached for insertion into a cable connector (84). Clamp (104) readily releases the pin (82) or socket (82) after insertion into a cable connector (84) by operating lever operated cam (120) which releases movable jaw member (118). Internal springs (122) cause movable jaw member (118) to laterally release pin (82) or socket (82). The cable connector support (90,92) is a two-axis position guide that prevents cable connector (84) from rotating during cable fabrication while simultaneously providing two degrees of freedom that are necessary to insert pins (82) and sockets (82) in an array (86) of element insertion locations.

Abstract: Apparatus 50 for splicing a pair of optical waveguides 32,34 in a splice 5 having three cylindrical rods 2 in a tubular plastic body 12 having a profiled surface 20 which is radially compressed by crimping collars 26. Apparatus 50 has holders 96,96' which hold body 12 stationary and clamping pins 106,106' activated by clamping levers 102,102' to hold waveguides 32,34 stationary while crimpers 90,90' are moved together by rotating handle 65'. Clamping slide 114 and clamp 116 travel on rods 115,117 a limited distance useful in placing the waveguide ends in the center of the splice 5 prior to moving the crimping collars 26.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for precisely positioning an object such as a circuit module (12, 108) by moving it a fixed distance from an unknown initial position, for the purpose, for example, of moving connector pins a fixed distance into associated socket connector springs (136). A resilient spring (40, 42, 100) is compressed between a fixed stop (18, 20, 90) and a member (48, 106) which engages the object; so that the object is moved an unknown distance (A, B, C) to an initial position determined by its encountering resistance which exceeds the force applied by the spring, such as the resistance provided by connector springs when connector pins are inserted. The compression existing in the bias spring is maintained when the initial position is reached while concurrently the engaging member (48, 106) is moved a fixed distance from the initial position, such as the desired insertion distance of connector pins into connector springs.

Abstract: A tool for extracting a printed circuit card from a holder the latter having top and bottom guide tracks and a rear wall having contacts engageable by terminal tabs on the card, comprised of a long tubular shaft having a mounting body rotatably connected on one end and a U-shaped linkage assembly pivotally mounted along the lower portion of the shaft. The mounting body includes a pair of magnets and a retainer clip disposed to mount on the top guide track and a pair of spring guides mounted below the magnets which stradle the circuit card to be extracted. The U-shaped linkage includes a notched area in each arm arranged to interlockingly engage similar notches on a circuit card stiffener or handle. A pulling force applied to the shaft extracts the card from the holder and its associated contacts.

Abstract: An arrangement for exchanging supporting or driving rollers of a continuous casting plant with a strand guide including two oppositely arranged roller ways includes a sled that is movable between the roller ways for transporting a roller to and away from a bearing place in one of the roller ways. The sled is equipped with roller seats receiving the rollers and includes means for moving a roller from its bearing place to the sled and from the sled to the bearing place. The roller seats are arranged on the sled so as to be movable transversely to the longitudinal direction of the rollers and they are movable by means of an adjustment device out of a transporting position retracted in the sled into an engagement position projecting out of the sled.

Abstract: A tool for use as a special wrench, flywheel puller, valve remover, and valve and valve seat grinder. The tool includes two rectangular bars of steel which may be bolted in one of two positions to either provide an extension handle when the tool is used as a special wrench or to provide a double thickness of steel when the tool is used as a flywheel puller. One of the bars carries a pair of angle iron sections which define therewith a C-shaped clamp, and a threaded bolt protrudes through one of the angle sections for compressing a valve spring when using the tool for removing a valve. The threaded bolt also includes a handle for turning the same which carries a rubber disc which may be removed and chucked in a speed drill to grind a valve or valve seat.