Union release tool

A union release tool for loosening union nuts, the tool comprising:

• a nut capturing device, the nut capturing device including a slip-on capturing member for circumscribing a plurality of sides of a union nut, the nut capturing device configured to provide an extended pivot point relative to the rotation of the union nut;
• a jack assembly, the jack assembly configured to produce a force for breaking the union nut loose, and the jack assembly being operatively coupled to the nut capturing device so as to convert the force produced by the jack assembly to a torque applied to the union nut;
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• at least one reactionary device, the at least one reactionary device configured to resist the force applied by the jack assembly to facilitate the breaking of the union nut loose, and the at least one reactionary device defining at least one pipe capturing recess for receiving a portion of a pipe in the pipe capturing recess;
• wherein the at least one reactionary device is configured to grasp two pipes of an item being serviced while self-locking into place as external forces are applied, the at least one reactionary device being ambidextrous such that the at least one reactionary device is able to provide a reactionary force in opposite directions as needed in an application.

A union release tool for loosening union nuts, the tool comprising:

• a nut capturing device, the nut capturing device including an arm portion and a slip-on capturing member for circumscribing a plurality of sides of a union nut, the arm portion comprising a fork attached to the slip-on capturing member and one or more recesses, the nut capturing device configured to provide an extended pivot point relative to the rotation of the union nut;
• a jack assembly, the jack assembly configured to produce a force for breaking the union nut loose, and the jack assembly being operatively coupled to the nut capturing device so as to convert the force produced by the jack assembly to a torque applied to the union nut, the jack assembly configured to rotate the arm portion of the nut capturing device about a rotational axis disposed in a center of the union nut, wherein the component of the jack assembly is received within the one or more recesses of the arm portion of the nut capturing device;
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• at least one reactionary device, the at least one reactionary device configured to resist the force applied by the jack assembly to facilitate the breaking of the union nut loose, and the at least one reactionary device defining at least one pipe capturing recess for receiving a portion of a pipe in the pipe capturing recess.