Tool repair package and replacement system
AssigneeSnap-on Incorporated
InventorsBrent J. Grinwald, Frank J. Beno
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Abstract
A tool repair system that aids in the repair of malfunctioned inner tool components. The system includes a package having a fully assembled component disposed on top of a component locating structure and held in place by one or more retainers. After removing the malfunctioned component, the tool can be lowered onto the component locating structure, thereby pushing the retainers off the fully assembled component and coupling the fully assembled component to the tool via an opening in the tool. Repairing the tool is therefore quick, easy, and does not require extensive knowledge of the inner workings of the tool.
Claims20
A tool component carrier, comprising:
- a packaging tray;
- a component locating structure formed in the packaging tray, the component locating structure adapted to locate an assembled replacement component of a tool in a collectively installable configuration;
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- a packaging cover adapted to mate with the packaging tray to define a package, the package adapted to enclose the assembled replacement component and retain the assembled replacement component on the component locating structure in the collectively installable configuration.
A tool repair system, comprising:
- an assembled replacement component for a tool;
- and
- a packaging tray including a component locating structure adapted to locate the assembled replacement component in a collectively installable configuration.
A tool repair system, comprising:
- an assembled replacement component of a tool;
- a packaging tray, including:
- a component locating structure formed in the packaging tray, the component locating structure adapted to locate the assembled replacement component of the tool in a collectively installable configuration;
- a packaging cover adapted to mate with the packaging tray to define a package, the packaging cover including:
- an embossed portion defining a component enclosure, the embossed portion adapted to align with the component locating structure to retain the assembled replacement component on the component locating structure in the collectively installable configuration;
- a removable retainer disposed around the assembled replacement component and adapted to retain the assembled replacement component in the collectively installable configuration when the packaging cover is separate from the packaging tray, wherein the removable retainer is adapted to be stripped from the assembled replacement component by an interference with a portion of the tool while the replacement component is pushed into the tool by the component locating structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.