Patent ID: 9339921
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B25B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A tool for removing a first shaft from a second shaft, wherein the first and the second shafts are coupled by at least one fastener element extending through a flanged connection formed on the first and second shafts, the tool comprising: one or more apertures formed in the flanged connection, each aperture extending completely through a first shaft flanged connection portion and extending into the second shaft flanged connection a distance less than the thickness of the second shaft flanged connection; a driving rod having a first end, including a first connection arrangement, and a second end, including a second connection arrangement; the driving rod including, an extension member having two ends, a first end having a threaded recess formed therein, and a second end including a connection component; and a base member having two ends, a first end having a threaded recess formed therein, and the second end including a connection component; wherein the threaded recesses on the extension member and the base member form connection arrangements, and the extension member is longer than the base member, a removable cap adapted to engage the second connection arrangement, the cap fitting over the driving rod and having a striking surface; and at least one removable driver tip having a connecting end adapted to engage the first connection arrangement, and a driver tip, sized to fit into the aperture and extending outward from the connecting end; wherein the driver tip is angled such that the second end of the driving rod is accessible when the driver tip is inserted into the aperture.