Patent ID: 6601277
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A puller tool for separating a security pin having an enlarged security pin head from a female part with which said security pin is mated, said puller tool comprising:an outer sleeve having first and second opposite ends and a passage extending axially through said sleeve and connecting said first and second ends; an actuating bolt including a threaded shank axially insertable into said passage of said sleeve through said first end and an enlarged bolt head fixed to said shank, said bolt head being configured for cooperation with a tool for applying torque to said actuating bolt; a detent shoulder arranged to engage said bolt head to prevent insertion of said bolt head into said passage of said outer sleeve; and a puller member axially received by said passage of said sleeve through said second end, said puller member being slidable in an axial direction relative to said outer sleeve through a range of axial positions wherein said puller member is prevented from rotational movement relative to said outer sleeve, said puller member including an axially extending threaded hole through a first end thereof, said hole being sized for mating with said shank of said actuating bolt, and said puller member further including a cavity extending axially and radially through a second end of said puller member; wherein said passage includes a confinement portion of non-circular cross-sectional shape, and said puller member has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to said non-circular cross-sectional shape of said confinement portion, whereby said puller member is prevented from rotating relative to said outer sleeve.