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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:
Sep. 29, 1981
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian S O'Neill, Shillington, PA (US);
Clay E Tully, Shillington, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29235 ; 2924352 ;
Abstract
A tool for aiding in the fitting or refitting of elastic O-ring-type seals is provided. The tool includes a plurality of frustoconical sections, each section being especially adapted to be releasably retained on a member to which an O-ring is to be fitted. The sections also interfit so that they can be assembled in end-to-end relationship. Retaining structure for maintaining the sections in assembled form can also be included. Storage cavities may be formed in some of the sections for storing such items as O-rings. The tool is especially adapted for fitting O-rings to faucet valve stems of various sizes.