Spring tool and method of use for installing a spring on a part
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorWilliam A. Hered
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Abstract
A spring tool having a first arm pivotably and slidably connected to a second arm. The lower ends of the both the first and second arms are adapted to selectively retain an end of a spring so that the tool may be used to install an energized spring onto a part. The first arm includes a lower end having a window that the lower end of the second arm may pass through. The upper ends of the arms may be manipulated to pivot about a pivot point moving the lower ends of the arms together energizing a spring connected to the arms. The ends of the spring may become overlapped as the lower end of the second arm passes through the window. One arm may be moved upwards with respect to the other arm to make it easier to connect the overlapping ends of the spring around a part.
Claims7
A method of connecting a spring on a part, the method comprising:
- positioning a spring around a portion of a part;
- connecting a first spring end to a first arm end of a tool;
- connecting a second spring end to a second arm end of the tool, wherein the first arm is pivotably and slidably connected to the second arm;
- moving the first arm end and the second arm end towards each other;
- moving the second arm end through a portion of the first arm end;
- sliding the first arm with respect to the second arm prior to connecting the first spring end to the second spring end;
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- connecting the first spring end to the second spring end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.