Patent ID: 11945655
Assignee: STEEL CRAFT MFG. INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A method for removing a roller from a roller bed assembly of a conveyor system, comprising:
using a tool including
a housing assembly;
a protrusion assembly including a base member and a probe member, the base member being attached to the housing assembly;
a collar assembly that is movably attached to the housing assembly and movable between a first position and a second position, the collar assembly having a collar end cavity; and
a biasing member disposed in the housing assembly and configured to bias the collar assembly away from the base member and to the first position;

contacting the roller with the tool so that a movable protrusion of the roller is received in the collar end cavity; and
pressing the tool against the movable protrusion so that the collar assembly is moved from the first position to the second position, with a tip portion of the probe member moving from within the collar assembly in the first position to protrude out of the collar assembly in the second position;
wherein the movable protrusion is a spring-loaded hex head shaft that is selectively movable into an interior of the roller.