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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas A Cather, Jr, Gastonia, NC (US);
Assignee:
Garlock Inc., Longview, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29450 ; 29464 ; 29235 ; 277-1 ; 277 10 ; 277 11 ;
Abstract
An installation tool 10 and method for preventing damage to the lip or lips 34 and 35 of a shaft seal 12 mounted in a bore 16 of a housing 18 during installation of a shaft 20 through the bore and seal, the tool including a handle 26, an annular body 22 and a lip protective sleeve 24. The body and sleeve have a split 27 therethrough to allow for circumferential expansion thereof such that it can be removed radially off of the shaft 20.