Sickle guard aligning tool
OwnerJohn M. Kapphahninventor
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Abstract
A hand-operated tool for straightening a bent body of a sickle guard has an elongated handle supporting a shroud and fulcrum member. The fulcrum member connected to the end of the handle has spaced projections providing a recess for accommodating a portion of the sickle guard. The shroud adjustably mounted on the handle adjacent the fulcrum member has a converging pocket for accommodating the body of the bent guard so that, on movement of the handle, the shroud supplies force to the bent body of the guard to straighten the bent body and align the guard with the sickle. A releasable fastener secures the shroud in an adjusted position on the handle.
Claims23
A tool for straightening a bent body of a guard of a sickle bar comprising:
- an elongated handle having an end, a fulcrum member attached to the end of the handle adapted to engage a portion of the guard, and a shroud mounted on the handle adjacent the fulcrum member, said shroud having wall means providing a pocket for accommodating a body of a bent guard, said pocket having a generally tirangular shaped cross section, and said wall means having an inside surface that converges away from the fulcrum member and diverges away from the handle, whereby on movement of the handle the shroud is moved and applies force on the bent body to straighten said bent body, said shroud including sleeve means having a passage accommodating a portion of the handle to allow the shroud to move relative to the handle in the longitudinal direction thereof, said sleeve means having slots in opposite sides thereof extended in the longitudinal direction of the handle, said handle having a hole aligned with said slots, and fastening means extended through said slots and hole securing the sleeve means in an adjusted position on the handle, thereby locating the shroud in a selected position relative to the fulcrum member to accommodate the body of a guard.
A tool for straightening a bent body of a guard of a sickle bar comprising:
- an elongated handle, fulcrum means attached to the handle adapted to engage a portion of the guard, shroud means mounted on the handle having a pocket for accommodating a body of a bent guard, said pocket having a generally triangular shaped cross section, and said wall means having an inside surface that converges away from the fulcrum member and diverges away from the handle, whereby on movement of the handle the shroud means is moved and applies force on the bent body to straighten said bent body, said shroud means having slot means extended in the longitudinal direction of the handle, said handle having hole means aligned with the slot means, and fastening means extend through the slot means and hole means securing the shroud means to the handle whereby the position of the shroud means relative to the fulcrum means is adjustable to accommodate the body of a guard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.