Patent ID: 6477756
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: B25B,E03C,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
A garbage disposal split-ring insertion device adapted for depositing a split-ring onto an annular groove of a sink flange, comprising:(a) a first cylindrical member that includes means for retaining said split-ring in an expanded position thereto; (b) a second cylindrical member that includes a maximum inside diameter that is greater than the maximum outside diameter of said first cylindrical member; (c) means for concentrically aligning said first cylindrical member proximate to said sink flange and said second cylindrical member with respect to said first cylindrical member; wherein said second cylindrical member is adapted to be displaced longitudinally with respect to said first cylindrical member sufficient to urge said split-ring off of said first cylindrical member and into said annular groove; (d) means for attaching said second cylindrical member to said first cylindrical member, wherein said means for attaching is adapted to permit said second cylindrical member to be displaced longitudinally with respect to said first cylindrical member sufficient to urge said split-ring off of said first cylindrical member and wherein said means for attaching is adapted to concentrically retain said second cylindrical member in a position of cooperation with respect to said first cylindrical member; and wherein said means for attaching includes a pair of slots that are diametrically opposed on an inside diameter of said first cylindrical member and a rod, said rod passing through said pair of slots and being attached at each end thereof to said second cylindrical member wherein the distance that said second cylindrical member is adapted to be displaced longitudinally with respect to said first cylindrical member is limited by the length of said pair of slots in which said rod may be displaced.