Patent ID: 6026550
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A tool for removing and replacing the operating nut on the valve stem of a subterranean gate valve located at the bottom of a valve tile, said tool comprising, in combination:an elongated hollow tube having an upper and a lower end;an elongated threaded rod having an upper and a lower end, said rod being mounted inside of said tube;a retainer member positioned over said tube and secured to said upper end of said rod;means for rotating said rod such that said rod is caused to move axially in either direction through said tube;a bifurcated member attached to said lower end of said rod and adapted to fit underneath said operating nut; andmeans affixed to said lower end of said tube for contacting said operating nut and retaining said nut on said bifurcated member.