Patent ID: 9186762
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: B23P,B25B,F01D,F05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A nut support tool for use in combination with a vertically extending bolt assembly for assembly and disassembly of a nut on the vertically extending bolt assembly located on a casing, the bolt assembly including a bolt assembly upper end on an upper end of a threaded shaft and a lower nut engaged on a lower end of the threaded shaft, and the lower nut including an access opening, the nut support tool comprising: a vertical span assembly including a vertical structure defining a longitudinal span axis for extending generally parallel to the threaded shaft of a bolt assembly, and an upper support structure extending from an upper end of the vertical structure generally perpendicular to the longitudinal span axis and including an upper support member for engagement on the bolt assembly upper end whereby the nut support tool can be supported from the bolt assembly upper end; an arm assembly extending from a lower end of the vertical structure and including a lower guide pin extending generally parallel to the longitudinal span axis for engagement with the access opening of a lower nut; and a stabilizer structure supported on the vertical structure between the upper and lower ends of the vertical structure and comprising at least one stabilizer arm including an engagement foot structure, the stabilizer structure extending from the vertical structure in a direction generally toward the bolt assembly located on the casing, wherein the engagement foot structure is located at a distal end of the stabilizer arm and includes a front side facing away from the vertical structure for engagement with the casing.