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US 2008/0301925 A1Published application
Hand tool for removing and installing rubber components on milking equipment
OwnerRodney L. Showalter, Brian D. Showalterinventors
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Abstract
A pliers-like hand tool is configured to install rubber or elastomeric components on rigid components and to remove them from rigid components, such as found in milking equipment. Some embodiments of the hand tool include attachment mounts for mounting various attachments used for the installation and/or removal of specific elastomeric components. The hand tool is configured for removal of elastomeric hoses from rigid pipes. The hand tool is also useful for installing an elastomeric inflation of a teat cup assembly within its shell and for removing it therefrom.
Claims20
A hand tool comprising:
- first and second handles pivotally connected to one another about a first axis;
- a first arm connected to the first handle and extending outwardly from adjacent the first axis;
- a second arm connected to the second handle and extending outwardly from adjacent the first axis;
- wherein in response to pivotal movement of the handles about the first axis toward one another, the first and second arms pivot relative to one another whereby the arms are configured for one of removing an elastomeric component from a rigid component and installing an elastomeric component on a rigid component.
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A method comprising the step of:
- positioning a hand tool comprising first and second handles pivotally connected to one another so that a first arm connected to the first handle is adjacent a rigid component and a second arm connected to the second handle is adjacent an elastomeric component;
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- squeezing the first and second handles so that the handles pivot toward one another and the first and second arms pivot relative to one another to one of remove the elastomeric component from the rigid component and install the elastomeric component on the rigid component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.