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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. 21, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jon L Hulsebus, Grandville, MI (US);
Assignee:
K-Line Industries, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29229 ; 29256 ;
Abstract
A tool is provided to remove a snap ring from a shaft of a machine such as a small gas or electric motor. The tool includes two pins that engage the ends of the snap ring and a mechanism for advancing the pins to move the snap ring around the shaft and ultimately off the shaft.