Lucent Technologies Inc.

Ronald B Walsh

Ralph Liguori

Harry C Beals, Jr

Claude W Duvall

A tool for verifying the wetting of a &ldquo;Hollow D&rdquo; gasket adhesive sealing a panel, door or cabinet frame substrate and the like, including a pair of substantially symmetrical gripping surfaces having upper portions fastened together to receive a force gauge for measuring the upwards pulling on the gasket, and also having lower portions with inwardly facing extensions of a thickness equal to or less than that of the adhesive carrier for grasping the gasket when in place, and with a spacing between the facing extensions equal to or greater than the width of the adhesive carrier of the gasket.

Gasket adhesion test grip tool

A hand tool for compressing a 'Hollow D' gasket against an edge surface of a panel, door or cabinet frame including a handle, and also including a stepped-roller having a raised section for applying direct pressure substantially only at the central area of the gasket overlying the adhesive strip on its back surface, and not to its side areas, for allowing thorough wetting of the adhesive along the edge surface to be secured.

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Hacketstown, NJ, United States of America

Ronald B Walsh