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

Claim 10:
11. 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;
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; and
pushing the movable protrusion into an interior of the roller based on pushing the movable protrusion with the tip portion protruding out of the collar assembly in the second position.