Resleeving tool
OwnerGordon H. Tharp, Herman Dorlandinventors
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Abstract
A tool for inserting an elastic sleeve on a shaft which consists of two independent semicircular members adapted to be used in edge-to-edge relationship which are tapered toward one end and have pivot points at the bases of the taper such that the tapered ends can be inserted into the sleeve and the ends then spread to stretch the sleeve, the tube defined by the semicircular members together being bigger than the shaft such that the tool with the stretched sleeve end can be drawn down over the shaft to attach the sleeve to it.
Claims7
A two-piece tool for applying an elastic sleeve to a shaft which consists of a pair of separate, unconnected, elongated, channel-shaped members adapted, when placed together, long edges to long edges, to rock with respect to each other on a transverse axis intermediate their length to juxtapose ends of said members at one extreme of said rocking movement, said ends when juxtaposed being proportioned to be insertable into said sleeve, and to define an open tube proportioned to encompass said shaft and to stretch said end of said sleeve to permit the placement thereof about one end of said shaft at another point in said rocking movement, said members including an interengaged notch and protruding bearing on said long edges at each side at said rocking axis when placed together to prevent longitudinal relative displacement as between said members, said bearings being flush with the inside surface of said defined tube, and brackets on one of said members extending from the long edges thereof at said rocking axis spaced to embrace the other of said members to prevent relative lateral displacement from said edges-to-edges relationship.
A two-piece device for applying an elastic sleeve to a shaft which consists of an unconnected pair of members similarly channel-shaped in cross section defining an open tube larger than said shaft when placed together with said channel edges abutting, the longitudinal edges of said members extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of said members from one end thereof to a point intermediate their length and at an angle to intercept the projected back of said members from said point to the other end thereof, defining an obtuse angle between the portions of said longitudinal edges at said point and tips narrower and shallower than said channel section at said other ends, said members having interengageable notches and protruding bearings at the apices of said angles to prevent longitudinal relative displacement as between said members, said bearings being flush with the inside surface of said defined tube, and brackets on one of said members extending from the apices of said angles to embrace the other of said members to maintain laterally said channel-edges-abutting relationship.
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