Patent ID: 11951598
Assignee: OETIKER TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A method of disassembling a pipe or tube from a push-to-connect fitting, the push-to-connect fitting having a collar arranged to engage the pipe or the tube, the method comprising:
moving a tool to a first position, the tool having a first body, a second body pivotally coupled to the first body, a pair of first fingers coupled to the first body and a pair of second fingers coupled to the second body;
engaging the pair of first fingers with the pipe or the tube;
engaging the second pair of fingers with the push-to-connect fitting;
pivoting the first body relative to the second body to engage the collar with the first fingers;
pivoting the first body relative to the second body to slide the collar axially into the push-to-connect fitting;
removing the pipe or the tube from the push-to-connect fitting when the collar is slid axially into the push-to-connect fitting;
fixing a position of the first body relative to the second body prior to removing the pipe or the tube from the push-to-connect fitting;
wherein the fixing of the position is provided by a latching member pivotally coupled to the second body;
wherein the latching member includes a first engagement surface and a second engagement surface; and
pivoting the latching member to operably engage the first engagement surface with the first body when a first fitting is coupled to the pipe or the tube, and pivoting the latching member to operably engage the second engagement surface with the first body when a second fitting is coupled to the pipe or the tube, the first fitting being a different size than the second fitting.