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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:
Apr. 13, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Irving N Schneider, Woodbury, NY (US);
John A Mattera, Rockville Centre, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
81 5734 ; 81 5739 ;
Abstract
A power tool for torquing a threaded member of a movable device, such as a pipe nipple of a gas meter sent for repairs, comprises a rigid disk with a bore to fit the nipple so that the disk can be placed against the meter, a block attached to the disk to prevent its movement, a reaction arm that cam be rotatably fitted on the nipple and locked to the disk, a torque arm that can be clamped on the nipple adjacent the reaction arm, and a hydraulic cylinder with its opposite ends connected to the reaction and torque arms to provide the force to move the torque arm.