Tool for disassembling connectors

A method of disassembling a pipe or tube from a push-to-connect fitting, the push-to-connect fitting having a collar arranged to engage the pipe or the tube, the method comprising:

• moving a tool to a first position, the tool having a first body, a second body pivotally coupled to the first body, a pair of first fingers coupled to the first body and a pair of second fingers coupled to the second body;
• engaging the pair of first fingers with the pipe or the tube;
• engaging the second pair of fingers with the push-to-connect fitting;
• pivoting the first body relative to the second body to engage the collar with the first fingers;
• pivoting the first body relative to the second body to slide the collar axially into the push-to-connect fitting;
• removing the pipe or the tube from the push-to-connect fitting when the collar is slid axially into the push-to-connect fitting;
• fixing a position of the first body relative to the second body prior to removing the pipe or the tube from the push-to-connect fitting;
• wherein the fixing of the position is provided by a latching member pivotally coupled to the second body;
• wherein the latching member includes a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface;
• and
• pivoting the latching member to operably engage the first engagement surface with the first body when a first fitting is coupled to the pipe or the tube, and pivoting the latching member to operably engage the second engagement surface with the first body when a second fitting is coupled to the pipe or the tube, the first fitting being a different size than the second fitting.

A method of disassembling a pipe or tube from a push-to-connect fitting, the push-to-connect fitting having a collar arranged to engage the pipe or the tube, the method comprising:

• moving a tool to a first position, the tool having a first body, a second body pivotally coupled to the first body, a pair of the first fingers coupled to the first body and a pair of second fingers coupled to the second body;
• engaging the pair of first fingers with the pipe or the tube;
• engaging the second pair of fingers with the fitting;
• pivoting the first body relative to the second body to engage the collar with the first fingers;
• pivoting the first body relative to the second body to slide the collar axially into the fitting;
• and
• removing the pipe or the tube from the fitting when the collar is slid axially into the fitting;
• wherein each of the second fingers has a semicircular surface, the semicircular surfaces cooperating to engage the push-to-connect fitting;
• and
• wherein each of the semi-circular surfaces includes a slot extending therefrom, each of the slots being arranged opposite each other.