Patent ID: 6317966
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B23P,F28F,Y10T

Abstract:
An installation tool for installing a baffle in a tubular member, the baffle having a base and an annular-shaped sidewall extending from a perimeter of the base so as to form a recess therewith, the installation tool comprising:a sleeve having a first end receivable within the recess of the baffle and engagable with the sidewall, the first end of the sleeve being formed of an elastically deformable material; andmeans for radially and elastically deforming the first end of the sleeve, the deforming means being operable to elastically and radially expand the first end so as to grip the sidewall of the baffle, further elastically and radially expand the first end so as to plastically deform the sidewall of the baffle and thereby secure the baffle within the tubular member, and elastically and radially contract the first end so as to enable the first end to be disengaged from the baffle.