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An armor with rollers is provided that enables a user to move in all positions by rolling on a hard and smooth surface while constantly varying his bearing points on the ground.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7694400 | Threaded insert installation tool A threaded insert installation tool includes an adapter assembly that connects a front and assembly with a driver. The threaded insert installation tool may be used in areas with limited access and may be operated with a battery-powered screwdriver. The adapter asse... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7356926 | Removal tool and method of removing a bearing assembly A compact removal feature comprises a plurality of recesses, such as radius slots, on an inner diameter (ID) of a bearing inner ring. The removal tool can engage the removal feature and remove the entire bearing assembly without damage to the parts. The placement of... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7311308 | Seal device for water pump, rotation supporting device for water pump and assembly method for water pump The tip edge of a second seal lip of an elastic member constituting a seal ring is in sliding contact with an outside face of a slinger. The seal ring and the slinger are pre-assembled and then installed between an inner peripheral surface at an end of an outer ring... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7272886 | Bearing press support adaptor A support adaptor assembly for a bearing press comprising a rectangular shaped header plate (1), a pair of adjustable support rods (4) each with an adaptor (9) on one end for providing a means of supporting an object (50) to be worked on ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7062846 | Tool for engaging electrical hardware devices An apparatus is provided for engaging electrical hardware devices. The apparatus has a handle; a planar body; a planar engagement bar projecting normal from the body; a pair of arms, one arm formed at each of two ends of the bar; and each arm further bending and ter... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055828 | Shaft seal A lubricant seal assembly has an outer seal component and a separate inner wear sleeve. The outer seal component has a carrier and a PTFE seal element which lays down against the wear sleeve to provide a seal collar extending to an oil side of the seal assembly. The... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017253 | Culvert band installation tool A culvert band installation tool includes two end plates that are substantially parallel to one another and a bolt to draw the end plates together facilitating the culvert band installation process. The ends plates are maintained substantially parallel to one anothe... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6910251 | Transport and assembly device A transport and assembly device for assembling a shaft seal, particularly one with a seal lip directed radially toward the inside, into a camshaft arrangement for an internal combustion engine is designed to simplify the assembly of the shaft seal. The device includ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6877198 | Cylinder liner remover and installer A liner remover and installer assembly for a cylinder that includes a base having an opening to receive a rod with a tool at an end, an adjustment member and a support member. The support member can have an alignment feature adapted to mate with a dowel pin on an en... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6862790 | Dimpling device A dimpling device is provided with a slide rod, a first workpiece holder, and a second workpiece holder. The slide rod is slidably fitted around a center pin running through rivet holes. The first workpiece holder is slidably and detachably fitted around the slide r... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6671959 | Tool for extracting a bearing A tool for extracting a bearing race from a bearing support structure. The tool is sufficiently narrow for sideways insertion into the bearing race. The tool can then be rotated within the race so that the tool engages with an annular flange of the bearin... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6665921 | Puller apparatus and method for pulling An improved puller apparatus for pulling various articles, including automotive pitman arms, includes a puller frame having a base and at least one upstanding arm extending therefrom, the arms having inwardly extending gripping projections for transmittin... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6581265 | Wheel pulling apparatus An apparatus for the repair or maintenance of a vehicle is provided which facilitates the removal of a wheel, wheel rim, brake rotor, brake drum or the like, when these become seized or fused onto the wheel hub of the vehicle. The wheel pulling apparatus ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6543113 | Tooling components for crankshaft seal removal and installation A kit of tooling components for use in facilitating the removal as well as the installation of a crankshaft seal includes a housing assembly which is constructed and arranged for attachment to a crankshaft seal during the removal procedure and for pushing... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6446328 | Bearing cup installation tool This invention is a specialized tool to install bearing cups on trucks and other large vehicles. Typically, conventional means to install bearing cups would be to use a device that includes striking the device with a hammer. Such an installation tool coul... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6418600 | Universal bearing puller and installer A universal bearing puller and installer for removing and installing bearings. The inventive device includes an extractor tool. The extractor tool is comprised of a cylindrical housing. The cylindrical housing is split longitudinally into a pair of sectio... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6266861 | Device for mounting bearings onto a shaft A device for mounting a bearing onto a shaft includes a tube connected to the shaft and having an open end. Three grooves are defined longitudinally in the tube and communicate with the open end. A pushing member has three wings extending radially outward... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6182353 | Swaging tool for bearing installation Disclosed herein is a tool for swaging a bearing into an opening in a bearing housing, which apparatus is operable in confined spaces, such as in an aircraft application. The tool has a threaded elongated member or bolt that extends through the bore of th... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6065198 | Tools for installing an oil seal A sealing element which forms a seal between a groove and an outer end of a crankshaft is installed by the use of a guide plate, an adapter and a press. The sealing element can be stretched over a frustoconical wall of the guide plate and slid along the c... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6018867 | Integrated circuit cartridge extracting tool An integrated circuit cartridge extracting tool includes a generally u-shaped frame including a crossbar and first and second legs extending from the crossbar. An upper bar is located adjacent to the crossbar. First and second rods are coupled to the uppe... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5894665 | Bearing puller extension and method for extending same A tool for extracting bearings from a long shaft as well as method of doing same is disclosed. This method and tool begins with connecting a split sleeve about a stuck bearing. This sleeve is then placed in a case. One or more extension are then added, th... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893202 | Tool and method for installing the inner oil seal in the hub of a wheel assembly A tool and method by which an inner oil seal may be installed in the hub of a wheel assembly which is in a normal upright position. The tool comprises a shaft with a tool mounting plate affixable to the outer end of a hub with the tool shaft extending axi... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5850929 | Ring seat removal system for a railcar articulated connector An improved female connecting member for an articulated connector has a ring seat for a ring within an annular groove for contacting the male member of the connector, which female member has an improved undersurface passage for a probe to provide greater ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5850680 | Disk brake assembly tool A new disc brake assembly tool for providing an easy means for positioning a piston into the piston cylinder of a caliper to provided proper clearance so that a disc brake pad may be installed. The inventive device includes a base having an elongate cente... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5735033 | Versatile pulling tool A puller comprising a hub having at least three load blocks disposed and retained thereabout by upper and lower end caps is presented. The load blocks are retained about the hub by the end caps so as to allow individual positioning of the load blocks at a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5551147 | Tool for removing a repairable electrical connector insert An electrical connector is made repairable by providing a front insert which is removable from and retained in the shell by an O-ring. The shell includes an undercut in which the O-ring is mounted, and the insert includes a circumferential elliptical groo... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5228180 | Withdrawing device for withdrawing a roller bearing from an arbor A withdrawing device for withdrawing a roller bearing from an arbor is comprised of a hollow body having a withdrawal sleeve and a spindle that axially penetrates the hollow body. The withdrawal sleeve has axially extending slots defining therebetween ton... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5220716 | Tools for disassembling universal joints Tools for the disassembly of a universal joint comprise two embodiments, a pull-type tool and a push-type tool. In the pull-type tool, a pulling force is exerted on a yoke member other than the yoke member from which a journal bearing is to be removed, an... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5203063 | Device for mounting and dismounting shaft furnace tymps The device comprises a gripper with retractable claws which can engage through the tymp and control means which pass through the gripper and can be controlled from outside in order to spread or retract the claws radially with respect to the axis of the ty... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5165156 | Clutch housing assembly and planetary gear assembly tool A tool for installing and removing a clutch drum piston assembly from a planetary gear assembly and for installing and removing the planetary gear assembly within an automobile automatic transmission includes a sliding hammer arrangement and an adjustable... | 11/24/1992 |
| 4896412 | Assembly tool for marine drive lower gearcase An assembly method and tool is provided for installing a front driven gear (18) in a torpedo housing bore (24) in the lower gearcase (12) of a marine drive, without hammer blow impacting of the gear. An axial shaft (60) has a front end (62) inserted into ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4882829 | Device for accurately positioning and aligning a guide sleeve into a bore of a cylinder head A device for accurately positioning and automatically aligning correctly each guide sleeve within a bore of a cylinder head includes a base having a lower surface and an upper frustoconical aligning surface for accurately and automatically aligning a valv... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4864709 | Tools for pulling propellers and bearing carriers from outboard units Tools having utility in the repair of outboard units. A first tool pulls a propeller off its shaft, and a second tool pulls a bearing carrier off the shaft and removes it from the inside of the outboard unit. Both tools include an elongate screw that axia... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4707903 | Method and apparatus for pulling a nose plug from a lock A nose plug puller for a Mosler type lock allows the nose plug to be pulled without damaging the nose plug or the lock, thereby saving time and cost. A key pin is inserted in the key slot and rotated until the end thereof is out of registry with the key s... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4624040 | Front wheel bearing pusher A device for the removal and installation of bearings and hubs on all front wheel drive vehicles. The device comprises a main housing, a threaded rod guider, a bearing pusher, a bearing stopper, a push nut, a hub installer, a hub pusher and a guide lock n... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4542571 | Rear axle bearing puller The present invention relates to a puller for rapid removal of an automobile rear axle bearing from its housing and similar situated components which includes an insertion element provided with a threaded hole and a pair of handle mounting apertures there... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4534101 | Method of installing self-locking nut and bolt assembly A method for installing a locking nut or bolt includes drilling a bore having at least two diameters in a surface of an element so as to accommodate a fastener assembly having a threaded shaft and a group of elements including a cylinder a locking ring, t... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4361944 | Barrel lock ferrule extractor An extractor for the flanged tubular ferrule which surrounds the head of the barrel lock of a kilowatt-hour meter comprises an actuating screw and a two-piece clamp. The clamp has a threaded hole and two recesses of different diameters, the larger of whic... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4343075 | Tool for disassembly of automotive universal joints Presented is a tool for application to an automotive universal joint to effect the disassembly thereof from the drive shaft yoke on which it is mounted.... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4292713 | Tool for applying insulation to pipes Method and apparatus for applying insulation and a metal jacket to a pipe wherein insulation is first wrapped around the pipe and held by a clamp. A metallic jacket is then wrapped around the insulation and held by a clamp while the adjoining edges of the... | 10/06/1981 |
