US 7,430,849 B1Granted

Conveyor chain pin remover

AssigneePractical Inventions, LLC

InventorsStephen Coutts, Sanford Fitelson

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Abstract

A conveyor chain pin remover includes a gear case with an attached handle, an actuating lever, a ratchet mechanism engaged by the actuating lever and first and second aligned passthrough openings. A retaining bar, is attached adjacent a first end to the gear case and has a chain retaining fixture located adjacent a second end. The chain retaining fixture has a barrier portion located orthogonally to the retaining bar and has a central aperture located in the barrier portion. A ram has a pin punch portion located at a first end and a rack portion extending substantially from a second end toward the pin punch portion. The rack portion fits slidably through the first and second aligned passthrough openings with teeth of the rack portion engaging the ratchet mechanism. The pin punch portion fits slidably through the central aperture and is smaller in diameter than pins of a roller chain.

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Dependent claims

A conveyor chain pin remover, comprising:

a gear case, said gear case having an attached handle, an actuating lever, a ratchet mechanism engaged by said actuating lever and first and second aligned passthrough openings;
a retaining bar, said retaining bar having a first end and a second end, being attached adjacent said first end to said gear case and having a chain retaining fixture disposed adjacent said second end, said chain retaining fixture having a barrier portion disposed orthogonally to said retaining bar and having a central aperture disposed in said barrier portion;
a ram, said ram having a first end, a second end, a pin punch portion disposed at said first end and a rack portion extending substantially from said second end toward said pin punch portion;
said rack portion being sized and shaped to fit slidably through said first and second aligned passthrough openings and teeth of said rack portion engaging said ratchet mechanism;
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said pin punch portion being sized, shaped and disposed to fit slidably through said central aperture and being smaller in diameter than pins of a roller chain.

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