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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2006
Jason Gene Olberding, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Douglas James Boyd, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Paul Andrew Day, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Jason Gene Olberding, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Douglas James Boyd, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Paul Andrew Day, Marshalltown, IA (US);
Fisher Controls International LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Actuator levers, collets and collet tools for use in process control devices are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an actuator lever, a collet coupled to the actuator lever, and a collet tool. In the example apparatus, the collet tool is removably coupled to at least one of the lever or the collet, and the collet tool applies a force to at least one of the actuator lever, the collet, a valve shaft, or an intervening structure to couple or decouple the collet to or from the lever.