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US 12,715,088 B2Granted
Magnetic ball joint press apparatus
AssigneeHusky Corporation
InventorPaul Pitney
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Abstract
A magnetic ball joint press apparatus has first and second receivers at opposite ends of a clamp of the apparatus that employ permanent magnets to hold respective first and second ball joint adapters to the opposite ends of the apparatus. The permanent magnets holding the ball joint adapters to the opposite ends of the clamp of the apparatus significantly facilitate use of the apparatus.
Claims20
A ball joint press apparatus comprising:
- a clamp, the clamp having a length with a clamp first end and a clamp second end at opposite ends of the length;
- a first receiver at the clamp first end, the first receiver having a structural configuration that receives a first ball joint adapter on the first receiver;
- an opening in the first receiver, the opening being configured to receive the first ball joint adapter in the opening;
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- a source of a magnetic field on the first receiver, the source of a magnetic field being operable to produce a magnetic field at the first receiver that extends into the opening in the first receiver and to the first ball joint adapter in the opening and holds the first ball joint adapter on the first receiver.
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A ball joint press apparatus comprising:
- a clamp, the clamp having a length with a C-shaped configuration and a clamp first end and a clamp second end at opposite ends of the length;
- a first receiver at the clamp first end, the first receiver having a structural configuration that receives a first ball joint adapter on the first receiver;
- an opening in the first receiver, the opening being configured to receive the first ball joint adapter in the opening;
- a channel through the first receiver from an exterior surface of the first receiver to the opening in the first receiver;
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- a permanent magnet in the channel, the permanent magnet being operable to produce a magnetic field at the first receiver that holds the first ball joint adapter in the opening on the first receiver.
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A ball joint press apparatus comprising:
- a clamp, the clamp having a length with a clamp first end and a clamp second end at opposite ends of the length;
- a first receiver at the clamp first end, the first receiver having a structural configuration that receives a first ball joint adapter on the first receiver;
- an opening in the first receiver, the opening being configured to receive the first ball joint adapter in the opening in the first receiver;
- a source of a magnetic field on the first receiver, the source of a magnetic field being operable to produce a magnetic field at the first receiver that holds the first ball joint adapter in the opening in the first receiver;
- an adjustment screw on the clamp second end;
- a second receiver on the adjustment screw, the second receiver having a structural configuration that receives a second ball joint adapter on the second receiver;
- an opening in the second receiver, the opening in the second receiver being configured to receive the second ball joint adapter in the opening in the second receiver;
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- a source of a magnetic field on the second receiver, the source of a magnetic field on the second receiver being operable to produce a magnetic field at the second receiver that holds the second ball joint adapter in the opening in the second receiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.