Patent ID: 11912403
Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A pitch link centering tool, the centering tool comprising:
a fixed-length rod having a longitudinal axis, a front face, a rear face, a first rod end and a second rod end;
the first rod end having a first aperture with a first rotational axis;
the second rod end having a second aperture with a second rotational axis;
a first connector coupled to the first rod end, the first connector having a first slot extending in a first radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis; and
a second connector coupled to the second rod end, the second connector having a second slot extending in a second radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis that is different from the first radial direction;
wherein the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis are parallel.