Abstract: A removal device for a front shock absorber of a vehicle and method of using the same. The device comprises a first portion having first and second ends and a second portion connected to the first end of the first portion. The second portion includes a substantially rounded head and interacts with inboard and outboard surfaces of the front shock absorber to pry the absorber from the vehicle.

Abstract: A tool facilitating removal of brake shoe hold down springs from a brake assembly including a handle with a bent shaft extending therefrom having a tip with C-shaped gap, having symmetrically-opposed end profiles, therein which retains the spring lead.

Abstract: A tool to remove a retaining ring at least partially received in a groove of a cylinder has a handle lever constructed to engage the open end of the cylinder and a claw lever having a hooked end or claw constructed to be received at least partially underneath the retaining ring with the claw lever pivotally connected to the handle lever permitting relative movement between the two levers. The pivotal connection between the handle lever and claw lever permits them to be separated and joined together in a scissor-like fashion to facilitate engaging the claw with the retaining ring. When engaged with the retaining ring, the tool is pivoted about the cylinder to displace the claw and thereby displace the retaining ring inwardly and upwardly of the groove to remove it from the cylinder. The tool permits easy and non-destructive removal of the retaining ring and requires relatively low force and a relatively low level of skill to remove the retaining ring from the cylinder.

Abstract: Disclosed is a locking wrench and tarpaulin replacement method for a truck with a tarpaulin assembly having a spring-biased tarpaulin roller rotatably mounted on a roller shaft and a tarpaulin attached to the roller. The locking wrench comprises a handle portion, a roller-shaft-engaging portion, and an outwardly-projecting stem for engaging a hole provided in the side of the roller when the roller-shaft-engaging portion engages the roller shaft. When the wrench is secured to the roller and the handle portion is released, the bias of the roller causes the roller and the wrench to rotate back until the handle portion comes to rest against part of the tarpaulin assembly or part of the truck, thereby preventing further rotation of the roller and allowing an operator to replace the tarpaulin.

Abstract: A device for removing a heatspreader from an integrated circuit package (ICP) according to the present invention. The device includes a base piece that is preferably made of a suitably rigid and thermally conductive base material such as tool steel. The base piece defines a base cavity that is adapted to receive and engage the heatspreader. The depth of the base cavity is approximately equal to a thickness of the heatspreader. The device further includes a top piece comprised of a suitable top material such as tool steel. The top piece includes a body portion from which an elongated member or handle extends. The body portion of the top piece defines a top cavity adapted to receive and engage the integrated circuit package. The elongated member is suitable for manipulating the body portion of the top piece to apply a torquing force to the ICP package when it is engaged in the top cavity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tool which is intended for inserting separate tooth bits into a saw blade body by turning. The tool (1) comprises an intermediate part (13) with separate turning plates (12a, 12b) arranged on the sides thereof to cover at least that end of the tool which comes into contact with the tooth bit (2), whereby a free space is formed between the turning plates, which enables the tool to be brought to a saw tooth (11) in such a way that the tooth bit can be turned by support shoulders (5) provided in the tooth bit by means of the tool's first insertion heads (10). By means of the tool's intermediate part the space between the turning plates transversally to the blade is arranged to correspond to the thickness of the blade. The intermediate part is preferably formed from at least one suitably thick plate.

Abstract: A tool which has the capability of removing the nut from both large and small nut plate assemblies, the tool also including a portion for installing a nut into the plate assembly cage. The tool comprises a handle having a removal nose portion at one end and a threaded shaft portion for receiving a reinstallation socket at the other end. In a preferred embodiment, the portion of the handle incorporating the removal nose portion is angled with respect to the remaining portion of the handle. The reinstallation socket has a threaded aperture for receiving the thread shaft portion, therefor securing the socket to the tool. The nose portion has an upper jaw portion separated from a lower jaw portion by an opening. The upper jaw portion is used to pry open the nut plate cage and the lower jaw portion pushes and lifts the nut from the cage. The space between the two jaw portions enables a pivoting action around the pried open cage wall.

Abstract: A valve packing compression apparatus and method of use therefor are disclosed for compressing packing rings into a stuffing box of a valve bonnet which has a gland follower. The compression apparatus includes a base plate configured to support and consistently position the valve bonnet. A rocker arm is pivotally attached to the base plate. A hydraulic ram is also attached to the base plate and extends to contact one end of, and thereby pivot, the rocker arm. The opposite end of the rocker arm includes a pair of tines which straddle a yoke support arm of the valve bonnet and align with the gland follower. Hydraulic fluid is provided to the ram by a hydraulic pump through a pressure regulator. When the hydraulic ram is activated to extend, the tines contact the gland follower, thereby compressing the packing rings a predetermined amount.

Abstract: A plumber's tool for the removal of snap-mount faucet-type handles without damaging the finish of the faucet handle. The tool includes a support member, a lever handle and a wire that can be secured to both the support member and the lever arm such that the wire can be looped around a snap-mount faucet handle and positioned in the gap between the faucet handle and faucet body. When the lever handle is pivoted and tension is increased, the loop in the pop-off wire is positioned in a gap between the faucet body and the faucet handle, causing the faucet handle to separate from the faucet body without scratching or damaging the finish of the faucet.

Abstract: A tool for dismounting a bicycle pedal crankarm from a crankshaft. A bicycle crankshaft has a mounting end and the crankarm has a crank mount having a bore therethrough having on one end a socket mounted on the crankshaft mounting end. The tool includes a puller and a handle. The puller comprises a housing having a column bore therein and having a proximal end and a distal end having screw threads adapted for mating attachment with internal screw threads in the crank mount bore. A column comprised of a piston and a rolling bearing is contained in the column bore and reciprocally slidable therein. The handle is pivotally connected to the puller and pivotable 180.degree. between an attachment position and a dismount position. Pivotal movement of the handle between an attachment position and a dismount position when the housing is attached to the crankarm mount moves a cam that moves the column against the crankshaft mounting end to dismount the crankarm.

Abstract: A tool to remove a retaining ring at least partially received in a groove of a cylinder has a handle lever constructed to engage the open end of the cylinder and a claw lever having a hooked end or claw constructed to be received at least partially underneath the retaining ring with the claw lever pivotally connected to the handle lever permitting relative movement between the two levers. The pivotal connection between the handle lever and claw lever permits them to be separated and joined together in a scissor-like fashion to facilitate engaging the claw with the retaining ring. When engaged with the retaining ring, the tool is pivoted about the cylinder to displace the claw and thereby displace the retaining ring inwardly and upwardly of the groove to remove it from the cylinder. The tool permits easy and non-destructive removal of the retaining ring and requires relatively low force and a relatively low level of skill to safely remove the retaining ring from the cylinder.

Abstract: A tool for separating mutually connected parts which has a head part and at least two spreading elements which are movably connected to the head part in such a way that a force or a pulse applied to the head part is converted in the spreading elements into a force component which is in the same direction and into a force component which is perpendicular thereto and which is operable to move the parts to be separated away from each other.

Abstract: A tool is disclosed for snapping a coupler of a rearview mirror assembly onto a base mounted to a vehicle. The tool includes a handle, a shaft attached to and extending outward from the handle, and a structural configuration formed on an end of the shaft opposite the handle for simultaneously engaging both the coupler of the rearview mirror assembly and the base when the coupler is initially partially engaged with the base, and for moving the coupler relative to the base in response to a levering force applied to the handle until the coupler of the rearview mirror assembly is slid into full engagement with the base. To move the coupler in this manner, the tool directly applies a levering force to an interior surface of a rear wall of the coupler in response to a directional force applied to the handle.

Abstract: A tool for and method to facilitate the replacement of wheels on track-and-wheel vehicles and equipment by lifting the track from the road-wheels in a quick, safe and efficient manner. A tool with an elongated section and two forked ends, each fork having a long prong and a short prong, the long prongs of both ends not being on the same side of the tool. In operation, one forked end is placed in notches in the lower track, and the other forked end is placed in notches in the upper track. The vehicle is then driven in a direction so that the tool acts as a wedge lifting the upper track off of the road wheel.

Abstract: A tool for lifting the fork rod of a diesel engine for ready replacement of a fork blade. The lifting tool includes a base having an upper arcuate edge for engagement with a maintenance manhole of the diesel engine. A fulcrum plate projects from the base and has a bore formed therethrough. A two-shafted lifting arm has a complementary bore for pivotal movement with respect to the base by insertion of a fulcrum shaft through the aligned bores. A handle is insertable into one of the shafts, and a fork into the other. The fork includes a fork head having a pair of spaced apart tongs including means for engagement with the fork rod. By depressing the handle, the fork arm may be pivoted into a raised position, thus lifting the fork rod when it is engaged with the tongs. Means are also provided for fixing the fork head into the raised position.

Abstract: A coupler for use in replacing a corroded coupler on a buried water line valve without extensive soil excavation is disclosed. A pole having a cotter pin removal tool is provided to remove the cotter pin holding a corroded coupler in place about the valve. A rod having a fastener mounted on its lower end is releasably attachable to the water line valve. The rod carries a sleeve which slidably carries a latching device which is movable from an upper position in which the fastener carried by the rod is mountable on the water line valve, and a lower position in which the fastener is locked in position, allowing the valve to be rotated. The latching device carries a fastener mateable to a fastener carried by the pole, which allows the latching device to be moved between the upper and lower positions.

Abstract: A tool for prying open punch-outs from an electrical box. The tool includes a handle member, an elongated shaft which extends outwardly from the handle member and terminates in a bent tip, and a slide assembly mounted to said elongated shaft. The slide assembly is adapted to engage a lip which extends perpendicularly from a wall of the box. The bent tip of the elongated shaft is adapted to act as a cam in order to pry open a punch-out from the box when the slide assembly engages the perpendicularly extending lip and the handle is rotated.

Abstract: A tool for moving a disconnected vechicle's component, such as its front suspension, out of the way to permit working on the vehicle's front wheel drive shaft. A straight handle has a S-shaped hook suspended along its length. This hook is mounted to the component to be moved. A pivotally mounted T-shaped front end handle piece fits under a sturdy stationary vehicle component. Adjustment holes in the vertical leg of the front end piece are engaged by a pin which extends through a hole in the handle's front end slot. A rubber pad prevents slipping between the stationary vehicle part and the tool's front end piece while spaced handle stops prevent movement between the suspended hook and the handle. The application of sufficient downward force to the handle's end opposite its T-shaped piece will move the desired disconnected hook suspended vehicle component.

Abstract: A tool and a method for installing and removing a spring for brake shoes on a large vehicle. A shaft has a handle angularly connected to a first end. A spike is mounted on the shaft, the spike being spaced apart and approximately parallel to the shaft. Preferably the shaft has two oppositely formed bends between the spike and the second end of the shaft. The spike engages the arcuate end of the spring and the shaft is leveraged to expand the spring to permit engagement and disengagement of the end of the spring with the brake shoe.

Abstract: A tool is shown for installing irrigation barb emitters in irrigation tubing. The tool comprises a cradle member and a barb holder member arranged in crossed relation and connected intermediate their ends at a pivot. The cradle member and the barb holder member have a cradle handle and a barb holder handle, respectively, extending rearwardly from the pivot. The cradle member and the barb holder member have a cradle jaw and a barb holder jaw, respectively, extending forwardly from the pivot. A cradle is mounted at the end of the cradle jaw which receives a peripheral portion of an irrigation tubing. A barb holder is mounted at the end of the barb holder jaw directly opposite the cradle. The barb holder is a hollow cylinder having an axis aligned with the cradle which releasably receives a barb emitter.

Abstract: A fastener retainer removal tool comprises a handle, a shank extending from he handle, and a tip at the distal end of the shank. The tip has a narrow portion and a wide portion divided by a slot that is tapered outward on one side. The other end of the slot is enlarged to hold a workpiece inside the slot. The narrow portion of the tip is used for guiding safety wire and cotter keys into the slot. The wide portion of the tip is used as a lever to assist in bending thick cotter keys.

Abstract: An automatic tubing assembly device of modular design and suitable to utilization with thin-walled, flexible tubing is shown in several embodiments. The device includes a mechanical assembly for pure rectilinear motion to avoid tubing damage and an elongated jaw set (18) which applies a force to the tubing (45) over the fitting (1) involved and which flexes outward over the fitting (1). Use of a springed friction member (54) and sliding cam (21) act to achieve the rectilinear motion. The fitting (1) is supported along its length and the entire device is operable from one lever (7) which has only one degree of freedom and thus lends itself to assembly line automated uses. Additionally, multiple axis fittings can be accommodated through simple reconfiguration of the modular design.

Abstract: Tools for inserting a spout of a flexible bag liner into fluid-tight sealing and anchoring engagement with a discharge outlet of a container and for removing the spout from the outlet. The spout has at least two seal rings, preferably each having a pair of axially spaced and radially outwardly extending lobes, for firmly frictionally engaging the container discharge outlet to provide a fluid-tight seal between the spout and outlet and to anchor the liner within the container. The tools have a collet carried by a shaft for releasably engaging the spout to apply force to the spout during operation of the tools. In one form the tools are actuated by a hydraulic or pneumatic drive and in another form the tools are manually actuated by pivotally moving a lever arm.

Abstract: A pipeline assembling apparatus used in assembling together large diameter PVC pipes into a pipeline includes a gripper assembly having an upright member for placement adjacent a side of an end of a second pipe to be inserted into an adjacent end of a first pipe and a pair of upper and lower horizontal members extending in cantilevered fashion outwardly from the upright member and generally parallel to one another for placement respectively above and below the end of the second pipe, an actuator assembly spaced from the gripper assembly and having a lower yoke of an inverted U-shape formed by a top horizontal member and a pair of vertical side members for placement over the end of the first pipe and a handle fixedly attached to the top horizontal member of the lower yoke, and a link member extending between and pivotally connected at one end to the upper horizontal member of the gripper assembly and at an opposite end to the handle of the actuator assembly such that by manually pulling on an upper extension o

Abstract: A tool is described that reduces very substantially the difficulties previously encountered in dismantling sectioned communications towers. In preferred embodiments the tool also can be used to facilitate erection of such towers. The tool comprises a leverage bar and an articulated arm affixed to depend at an angle from, and to serve as a fulcrum for, the leverage bar. The articulated arm comprises two segments. The first segment is affixed to the leverage bar intermediate the ends thereof and depends therefrom at an angle, preferably about 90.degree.. In addition, the first segment is stationary relative to the leverage bar and is positioned closer to the front end thereof. The second segment is pivotally connected to the first segment close to the free end thereof so that the second segment is rotatable through an arc aligned in substantially the same plane as the plane occupied by the leverage bar.

Abstract: An integrated circuit extraction tool for extracting sockets or microprocessors having a staggered pin grid array (SPGA) pin arrangement. Such tool includes an elongated base having a first end and a second end, each end forming a set of teeth that permit entry and extension of the teeth, diagonally, through the staggered pins of the socket or microprocessor. In the preferred embodiment, the first end is disposed at ninety degree with respect to the elongated base. Further, the elongated base is formed with a curvature to enhance the leverage action necessary for an extraction operation.

Abstract: A tool for removing seals from wheel hubs is shown and described. The tool comprises a handle or lever portion having an upstanding hook portion and a cross member in connection with the hook portion. The hook portion is perpendicular to the plane of the cross member and the bottom of the hook portion is about flush with the front edge of the cross member. The front of the tool is placed in the bore of the wheel hub and flush against the seal. The tapered ends of the cross member will be aligned against the seal and will hold the hook portion in place when the lever is pivoted.

Abstract: A tool for pulling open a locked door that is framed by frame members. The tool has fulcrum means adapted to bear against the frame members. The tool also has a lever adapted to cooperate with the fulcrum means while pulling on the door to open it. The lever transmits a pulling force to the door while the fulcrum means transmits a reactive force against the frame members so as to minimize damage to the door.

Abstract: A contact includes a silver contact base, an intermediate silver layer and a solder in the form of a platelet being provisionally fastened or tacked to the intermediate silver layer prior to an actual soldering operation. The silver contact base is soldered onto a contact carrier by the intermediate silver layer and the solder platelet. A method for making a contact includes pressing an intermediate silver layer onto a silver contact base, then provisionally fastening or tacking a solder in the form of a platelet to the intermediate silver layer and subsequently placing a contact carrier on the solder platelet and soldering the contact carrier to the solder platelet.

Abstract: The pin pulling assembly includes an active member which is engageable to a pin, the active member comprising a handle having an increasing radius spiral configuration, the radius increasing from a center pin engaging vertex stud. Further, the assembly includes a plurality of passive stud engaging collars for use with the active member when the pin has a flat head. By rotating the active member, the increasing radius produces a simple extraction of the pin.

Abstract: A tool for use in removing an O-ring seal member from a grooved surface includes an elongated handle portion (12) and a head portion (14) having a rounded tip portion (22). The tip portion is insertable into the grooved surface and underneath the O-ring seal member so as to pry manually and lift upwardly the same in order to remove the O-ring seal member.

Abstract: A tool for removing a polishing pad adhesively attached to a rotatable platen including a base, a lever member, at least one canted or angled latch pin, a chain having a plurality of links or rings, means for clamping the pad, and stop pins. The base is substantially flat and is engageable with a top or contact surface of the pad. The stop pins are attached to the base and are engageable with the platen. The lever is pivotally attached to the base, and has at least one latch pin attached thereto. A latch pin is engageable with each of the links of the chain. One end of the chain is pivotally attached to the clamping means. In operation, a portion of the pad disposed proximate the distal portion of the platen, is pried away from the top surface of the platen, and the clamp means is attached thereto. The base is disposed onto the contact surface of the pad such that the stop pins are in brought into contact with the near edge of the platen.

Abstract: A tool for compressing and holding the internal spring of a rotary joint 15 for the easy and safe removal and installation of the assembly plate screw/s having at one end an anchor (1) perpendicular to a spacer (2), which is perpendicular to a riser (3), which is parallel to the anchor. The end of the riser opposite the spacer is connected to a lever (4) at hinge (9). The hinge is secured with hinge pin (10) and allows the lever to fold parallel to the spacer. A bell hanger (5) is connected to the lever parallel to the spacer when in the extended position and parallel to the riser when in the folded position. The bell hanger is inserted into a bell (6) and retainer (8) which are secured by a bell keeper (7).

Abstract: A tool for guiding a rod through a tie loop that is extending through a slot in a concrete form. The tool includes a rod guiding member defining an elongated channel extending longitudinally between front and back ends of the rod guiding member. The front end of the rod guiding member is preferably tapered to form a tab member for inserting through the tie loop. The tool also preferably includes a handle connected to the rod guiding member for grasping the tool. When the rod is driven longitudinally through the channel of the rod guiding member while the tab member is inserted through the tie loop, the rod guiding member pivots causing the tab member to pull the tie loop completely through the slot in the concrete form thereby allowing the rod to be guided through the tie loop.

Abstract: A tool for inserting an engagement member for a connector is designed so that the engagement member is inserted into a housing to engage a terminal in the housing. The tool has a tool body provided with a path in which the housing slides. Facing the path, a pusher is provided to push the engagement member into the housing. When the connector is pushed in the path in the tool, the connector slides therein, and, the pusher comes in contact with the engagement member. In this way, the engagement member is pushed into the housing. The operator does not directly push the engagement member with his or her hands and fingers, and alternatively he or she may push the housing in the path. Thus, the burden of the operation of inserting the engagement member is greatly lightened.

Abstract: A generally straight elongated lever tool is insertable through the notch between the ribs in the end of a heavy duty truck brake shoe. A notch in the end of the tool engages the wire between the coils of the return spring when the tool is inserted between the shoe ribs at the end of the shoe. The tool is fulcrummed about the end of the brake actuating S-cam or roller for stretching the spring. One side of the notched end of the tool is concave or cupped to contact one of the spring coils for direct axial lift or stretch to cause the spring end hook to snap over an anchor pin up installation. The opposite side of the notched end of the tool surface is inclined for spring removal such that upon reversed insertion of the tool with the inclined surface against the spring coil and fulcrumming about the S-cam or roller, the coil is deflected laterally upon stretching of the spring to cause the end hook to clear the anchor pin upon relaxation of the spring.

Abstract: A hand held tool for the removal of vacuum hoses includes a removable grasping handle portion. An elongated slender shaft portion has a free end connected to the removable handle portion and a working end. A sharp edged, tapered, U-shaped slot is disposed on the working end of the elongated slender shaft portion. The working end has a taper for working the tool behind a hose which has its end pressed against a flush wall. A double fulcrum is provided to give a large mechanical advantage during early part of the pry to break a rubber hose free and then a smaller mechanical advantage during a later part of the pry to remove the hose more rapidly. Sharp edged, non-chamfered edges increase the surface contact area of the end of a hose and has a removable grasping handle. The sharp edged U-shaped slot for surrounds a significant portion of an exposed end of a hose so as to apply shear-type removal stress as near as possible to a frictionally resistive tube inserted in the hose.

Abstract: A machine (10) is disclosed for staking a multi-part connector housing together. The machine includes upper and lower die assemblies (26, 30) that are brought into engagement by means of a manually actuated ram (18). The connector and cable assembly (12) to be staked is held between a lower die nest (98) and an upper die face (130) that are spring biased toward each other. Lower staking pins (82, 84) are fixed with respect to the base (16) of the machine while upper staking pins (142) are fixed with respect to the ram (18). As the ram moves toward the base, the lower die nest (98) and upper die face (130), as well as the connector move downwardly toward and into staking engagement with the lower staking pins (82, 84). Concurrently, the upper staking pins (142) move toward and into staking engagement with the upper side of the connector.

Abstract: A cap glide puller comprising an elongated handle. A head is longitudinally offset at one end of the handle. A hook diagonally extends downwardly from the offset end of the handle towards the head. The head and the hook are capable of engaging a cap glide on a free end of a chair leg. When the handle is manually lifted up, the cap glide will be removed from the free end of the chair leg.

Abstract: A hand tool for facilitating removal of adhesively mounted objects, and in particular, cellular telephone antennas includes an engagement head and a shank portion extending away from the head and terminating in a handle. The handle is offset from the engagement head both vertically and horizontally such that when the tool is applied to an antenna module, the handle is oriented in a generally horizontal plane and the user's hand is set into a preselected orientation. Rotation of the wrist applied a twisting force to the module, resulting in a shear of the adhesive from torsion.

Abstract: This tool simply and easily removes the tip of a high heel shoe using a grasping tool which is engagable with a bracket. The bracket supports the shoe and, in particular, the heel in a snug, protected position. The support area of the bracket is shaped and covered to protect the heel and shoe from damage while the tip of the high heel is removed. The bracket provides an adjustable height fulcrum point for the grasping tool to pull the tip of the high heel, while the grasping tool provides an adjustable grasping ability to grasp both large and small tips.

Abstract: An integrated circuit extraction tool includes an elongated base having a first end and second end. A first set of teeth are provided on the first end and a second set of teeth are provided on the second end. The first set of teeth are spaced at a first spacing distance and the second set of teeth are spaced at a second spacing distance. In the preferred embodiment, the first set of teeth are spaced to correspond with the spacing between pins of a integrated circuit to be extracted and the second set of teeth are spaced at a distance to correspond to the spacing between base portions of a socket's connectors. One or both of the ends may be angled at ninety degrees to allow integrated circuit removal with minimal clearance.

Abstract: A bar has a slot with the shank of a pin of a hinge therein. The slotted bar is connected to one end of a force transfer bar, the other end being connected to one end of a lever bar. Bottom surfaces of the slotted bar and the force transfer bar subtend an obtuse angle. Top surfaces of the force transfer bar and the lever bar subtend an obtuse angle. An anvil is connected to the lever bar. When the pin is being installed in the hinge, a retention bar bears against the top of the head of the pin. Force from an air hammer is transferred via the anvil through the lever, transfer and retention bars to the top of the head of the pin. When the pin is being extracted, the force is transferred through the slotted bar to the bottom of the head.

Abstract: A tool for aligning modular flotation platform sections is lightweight and portable. Its principal components are a fulcrum lever arm, a link rod, and two adapters for gripping coupling means on adjacent flotation platforms. The fulcrum lever arm has a handle portion and a slotted head portion. The link rod is secured at one end in the slotted head portion by means which enable it to move pivotally and translationally in the slots. To the other end of the link rod and the end of the head portion of the fulcrum lever arm are secured the two gripping adapters. They are secured in such a way that they may pivot on the securing means. The adapters may be fabricated to mate with standard coupling means with which standardized flotation platform components are typically equipped.

Abstract: The pin pulling assembly includes an active member which is engageable to a pin, the active member comprising a handle having an increasing radius spiral configuration, the radius increasing from a center pin engaging vertex stud. Further, the assembly includes a plurality of passive stud engaging collars for use with the active member when the pin has a flat head. By rotating the active member, the increasing radius produces a simple extraction of the pin.

Abstract: A tool for removal and insertion of a backplane or other electrical member with respect to a housing comprises a frame which can be fixed with respect to the housing and a carriage which can be connected to the electrical member. The carriage is guided in floating relation with respect to the frame and is movable in a first direction to remove the electrical member and in a second direction to insert the electrical member. Fixing the frame with respect to the housing prevents movement of the frame away from the housing, thereby enabling application of force to the carriage sufficient to overcome resistance to insertion of the electrical member.

Abstract: A pallet dismantling tool having a body member, a handle, and lever extensions. The handle is mounted on the body member in angular relation to the lever extensions for forming leveraged functioning of the latter to pry off pallet deck boards when the handle is operated to rotate the body member. In one embodiment, a plurality of jaw members comprise the lever extensions and have forwardly opening slots that receive a deck board of a pallet edgewise. The jaw members are selectively arranged in number and position corresponding to that of the pallet spacers when engaging a deck board whereby to remove a deck board simultaneously from all the spacers. The jaw members are adjustable to accommodate different structures and sizes of pallets.

Abstract: The present invention is a tool that removes hub seals from wheel hubs. The tool comprises a blade having a flat surface, a tapered surface, a flat side, a tip edge, and a handle attached to the blade. The flat side is connected to the tip edge to form a corner, which is suitable for insertion into an annular space between the hub seal and bearings on the hub. In order to remove the hub seal, the blade is inserted into the annular space, force is applied to the handle, and leverage is used to remove the hub seal. The blade is formed so as to be strong enough to withstand the force applied to remove the hub seal yet thin enough to fit into the annular space of wheel hubs.

Abstract: A removal tool for removing a component bonded to a printed wiring board. A housing and securing mechanism are provided for securing the printed wiring board to the housing. An adapter holds the component that is to be removed. A variable jaw assembly applies a closing force to the adapter to hold the component. A spanner assembly comprises a variable position slider block for holding the jaw assembly in a vertical orientation, and locking devices for securing it to the housing. A second securing mechanism is provided for locking the slider block to secure the variable jaw assembly. A torque handle assembly is coupled to the jaw assembly that is rotatable to apply torque to the component to break the bond between the component and the printed wiring board. The securing mechanism comprises a support block, an end stop, a swivel block disposed opposite the end stop, and a locking device for supporting and holding the printed wiring board in the housing.

Abstract: The Printed Circuit Board Assembly Extraction Tool is designed to provide a method for removing Printed Circuit Board Assemblies from card file assemblies. The Extraction Tool is provided with a rubber bumper that protects the card file designation strip from damage during the extraction process. Also provided is an handle design that accommodates spare rubber bumpers. The handle also provides a way to remove PCBA's from the card file directly above panels by inclusion of a 15.degree. offset in the handle design. The Extraction Tool design allows transfer of the extraction force to the same direction as PCBA removal. Finally, a channel is provided that acts to automatically deactivate card retainer strips while using the tool.