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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:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dennis J Castleman, Monroeville, IN (US);
Sean P Ford, Van Wert, OH (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 inserting a backup ring and an O-ring into a gland. The tool includes a body having a recess for containing the backup ring and the O-ring. The tool further includes a pusher movably mounted adjacent to the body. The pusher is moveable in a first direction and a second direction. The pusher includes a pulling device for pulling the backup ring and the O-ring in the first direction. The pusher further includes a pushing device for pushing the backup ring and the O-ring in the second direction into the gland.