Backup tools
OwnerGary Raymond Krupeyinventor
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are disclosed of backup tools. In an exemplary embodiment, a backup tool generally includes a socket configured for receiving a nut of a flanged connection; a release nut; and an arm extending generally between the socket and the release nut. The arm defines a reaction surface configured to abut against at least a portion of the flanged connection for holding the nut against rotation when a bolt or another nut on a stud is being rotated relative to the nut within the socket of the backup tool, to thereby tighten the flanged connection.
Claims21
A backup tool configured for use with an impact wrench, the backup tool comprising:
- a socket configured for receiving a nut of a flanged connection;
- a release nut;
- and an arm extending generally between the socket and the release nut, the arm integrally formed with the release nut, the arm defining a reaction surface configured to abut against at least a portion of the flanged connection for holding the nut of the flanged connection against rotation when the nut of the flanged connection is received within the socket and the flanged connection is being tightened by the impact wrench;
- wherein the release nut is configured to be receivable within a socket of the impact wrench to thereby allow the backup tool to be rotated by the impact wrench in an opposite counter-rotational direction that releases the reaction surface from abutting against the at least portion of the flanged connection while also further tightening the nut of the flanged connection.
A backup tool configured for use with an impact wrench, the backup tool comprising:
- a socket configured for receiving a nut of the flanged connection;
- a release nut;
- and an arm extending generally between the socket and the release nut, the arm integrally formed with the release nut, the arm defining a reaction surface configured to abut against at least a portion of the flanged connection for holding the nut of the flanged connection against rotation when the nut of the flanged connection is received within the socket and the flanged connection is being tightened by the impact wrench;
- the flanged connection comprises first and second mating flanged respectively defining first and second opposite sides of the flanged connection;
- and the arm is configured with a sufficient length to extend across the flanged connection from the first side to the second opposite side, thereby allowing an operator to engage the socket of the backup tool with the nut of the flanged connection and tighten the flanged connection with the impact wrench from the first or second opposite side of the flanged connection and without having to move around the flanged connection between the first and second opposite side.
A backup tool configured for use with an impact wrench, the backup tool comprising:
- a socket configured for receiving a nut of a flanged connection;
- a release nut;
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- an arm extending generally between the socket and the release nut, the arm defining a reaction surface configured to abut against at least a portion of the flanged connection for holding the nut of the flanged connection against rotation when the nut of the flanged connection is received within the socket and the flanged connection is being tightened by the impact wrench;
- wherein the backup tool is integrally formed and has a monolithic, single component structure including the socket, the release nut, and the arm of the backup tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.