Patent ID: 9205514
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: B23P,B25B,F16K,F16N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A grease fitting replacement tool, the grease fitting replacement tool comprising: a housing having a housing longitudinal axis, a housing anchor end, a housing drive end, a top, and a bottom; a shaft, the shaft at least partially enclosed within and extending from the housing drive end, wherein the shaft comprises a shaft body, a shaft first end, and a shaft second end, wherein the shaft is configured to move along the housing longitudinal axis; an adaptive socket, the adaptive socket comprising a cupped end and a shaft end, wherein the shaft end is removably mounted on the shaft first end, wherein the cupped end is configured to grip a grease fitting; a loosening device, the loosening device removably coupled to the housing drive end, wherein the loosening device comprises: a main valve positioned in the housing through which the shaft passes, the main valve configured to achieve a closed position, a fall-out trap positioned in the housing between the main valve and the housing anchor end, the fall-out trap configured to hold the grease fitting clear of the housing longitudinal axis; a pressure port valve positioned in the housing, the pressure port valve configured to allow for pressurizing the housing anchor end to a predetermined housing pressure; a vent valve positioned in the housing between the main valve and the housing drive end, the vent valve is configured to relieve the pressure in the housing drive end when the main valve is in the closed position; a pressure gauge, the pressure gauge configured to display the predetermined housing pressure in the housing; and a temporary mounting system configured to temporarily secure the grease fitting replacement tool to a piece of equipment, such that the housing anchor end is flush with the piece of equipment.