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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:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dennis J Castleman, Monroeville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Aeroquip Corporation, Maumee, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29235 ; 29278 ; 29280 ;
Abstract
An insertion tool for insertion of a ring into a body defining an internal recess for receiving the ring including a ring holder and a plunger. The ring holder includes a ring end and a handle end. The ring end includes a stationary shoulder for engaging the body. The ring end includes at least one relief for receiving and positioning the ring. The ring holder defines a plunger channel extending between the ring and the handle ends. The plunger is slidingly positioned in the plunger channel. The plunger has a radius end adjacent the ring end and an actuation end adjacent the handle end. The radius end includes at least one radius for engaging the ring.