Vehicle suspension spring spreader
OwnerDouglas Kentinventor
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Abstract
A tool for spreading a vehicle suspension spring, the tool incorporating a base having upper and lower ends; upper and lower arms, each such arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the upper arm's proximal end being pivotally attached to the base's upper end and the lower arm's proximal end being pivotally attached to the base's lower end, and each arm's distal end being adapted for engaging the spring; a screw mounted rotatably upon the base, the screw extending distally between the upper and lower arms; and a nut threadedly mounted upon the screw, the nut having upper and lower ends adapted for slidably engaging the upper and lower arms, the nut being kinetically spinnable for longitudinally repositioning between the upper and lower arms.
Claims13
A tool for spreading a vehicle suspension spring, said tool comprising:
- (a) a base having upper and lower ends;
- (b) upper and lower arms, each such arm having a proximal end and a distal end, said arms' proximal ends being respectively pivotally attached to the base's upper and lower ends, said arms' distal ends being adapted for engaging the vehicle suspension spring;
- (c) a screw mounted rotatably upon the base, the screw extending distally between the upper and lower arms;
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- (d) a nut threadedly mounted upon the screw, the nut having upper and lower ends, said ends being respectively adapted for engaging the upper arm and the lower arm, wherein the threaded mount of the nut upon the screw comprises a helically threaded mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.