Patent ID: 9656841
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B65G,B66C,B66F

Claim:
1. An implement for extraction and insertion of a fire tube associated with a heater treater, said implement comprising: an elongate shaft comprising an exterior surface and a longitudinal axis; an extender carried by the elongate shaft, the extender moveable between an extended position and a retracted position normal to the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft, a portion of the extender outwardly disposed from the exterior surface of the elongate shaft when the extender moves toward the extended position, the elongate shaft further including a mounting end and an insertion end opposing the mounting end, the insertion end being configured to be received within an opening of the fire tube; an actuator configured to move the extender between the retracted position and the extended position, and to cause the extender to engage the fire tube when in the extended position; and a stabilizer positioned proximate the mounting end of the elongate shaft and laterally disposed from the exterior surface of the elongate shaft, the stabilizer including a grasping arm pivotally positioned relative to the elongate shaft.