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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Applicants:
John William Herbold, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Charles V. Spanos, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
John William Herbold, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Charles V. Spanos, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 1/20 (2006.01); B25B 1/08 (2006.01); B25B 5/08 (2006.01); F01D 11/02 (2006.01); F16J 15/44 (2006.01); F16J 15/447 (2006.01); B25B 27/00 (2006.01); B25B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 27/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool is disclosed for adjusting a seal. The tool includes an engagement block. The engagement block defines a slot configured to capture a portion of the seal. The tool further includes an impact surface connected to the engagement block, and a hammer head movable along a strike axis with respect to the engagement block and configured for striking the impact surface. Striking of the impact surface with the hammer head can cause movement of the seal.