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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:
Jul. 21, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1990
Larry Nickerson, Charlotte, NC (US);
Richard E Potesta, Chesterland, OH (US);
Milbar Corporation, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Abstract
A tool for removing a split washer, such as a brake lever 'C' clamp, from a groove in a projection, such as would be found on a brake lever pivot is provided. The tool includes a first lever member; a second lever member pivotally interconnected to the first lever member at a pivotal axis; a gripping component manipulatable by the first lever member; and a cooperating component manipulatable by the second lever member. The distal end of the gripping component and the distal end of the cooperating component are located an equal distance from the pivotal axis to facilitate the gripping component to grip a portion of the washer. The cooperating component may be viewed as a wedge component as it is shaped to progressively increase the distance between the washer legs in correlation to the position of the first lever member relative to the second lever member until the inner geometery of the washer is sufficient to remove the washer from the projection. In an alternate embodiment, the distal end of the gripping component is closer to the pivot axis than the distal end of the cooperating component to facilitate the gripping of an upper portion of the projection. In this embodiment, the cooperating component may be a wedge component, however it acts more as a prying component to force the split washer off of the groove.