Tool repair package and replacement system
AssigneeSnap-on Incorporated
InventorsBrent J. Grinwald, Frank J. Beno
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Abstract
A tool repair system that aids in the repair of malfunctioned inner tool components. The system includes a package having a fully assembled component disposed on top of a component locating structure and held in place by one or more retainers. After removing the malfunctioned component, the tool can be lowered onto the component locating structure, thereby pushing the retainers off the fully assembled component and coupling the fully assembled component to the tool via an opening in the tool. Repairing the tool is therefore quick, easy, and does not require extensive knowledge of the inner workings of the tool.
Claims16
A tool component comprising:
- a packaging tray;
- a replacement component of a tool disposed within the packaging tray;
- a component locating structure formed in the packaging tray and receiving the replacement component;
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- a retainer elastically coupled to the replacement component and elastically retaining the replacement component on the component locating structure, wherein installation of the replacement component on the tool causes the retainer to be removed from the replacement component, and to be disposed on the component locating structure.
A tool component carrier comprising:
- a packaging tray;
- a replacement component of a tool disposed within the packaging tray;
- a component locating structure formed in the packaging tray and locating the replacement component in an installable configuration separate from the tool;
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- a retainer elastically coupled to the replacement component and elastically retaining the replacement component on the component locating structure in the installable configuration, wherein installation of the replacement component on the tool causes the retainer to be removed from the replacement component, and to be disposed on the component locating structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.