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US 12,214,474 B2Granted
Oil filter gripping tool
OwnerHunter Hasbrouckinventor
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Abstract
An engine oil filter gripping tool is disclosed. The device is comprised of a cylindrical cap body and an interchangeable drive hub having a ratchet aperture. An object of the invention is to provide a device that will allow a user to remove conventional spin-on and cartridge oil filters using multiple-sized ratchet drivers. The interchangeable drive hub comes in various aperture ratchet sizes such as ⅜-inch and ½-inch drive. The user installs the interchangeable drive hub depending on the size ratchet they wish to use.
Claims11
A device for gripping oil filters comprising:
- a cylindrical cap body having an aperture disposed at a base thereof;
- an interchangeable drive hub selected from a plurality of interchangeable drive hubs, each interchangeable drive hub including, in a first end, a drive hole configured to receive a drive square of a driving tool, the interchangeable drive hub configured to apply rotational force to the cylindrical cap body;
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- a compliant retaining ring disposed, when in an engaged state, about a peripheral extent of the interchangeable drive hub proximate a second end of the interchangeable drive hub, the retaining ring having an outer perimeter sized greater than a perimeter of the aperture of the cylindrical cap body and an inner perimeter sized smaller than the perimeter of the aperture, the retaining ring constituting a securing feature to releasably hold the interchangeable drive hub in the aperture.
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