Patent ID: 6442821
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B25B,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for installing an anti-flashover ring onto a bushing insert, wherein the ring has an outer surface and an inner surface, and a shoulder wall extending inwardly from said inner surface, said shoulder wall having a shoulder surface, and wherein the bushing insert has a frusto-conical portion with a bore therethrough, the frusto-conical portion terminating at a shoulder which extends into a shielded collar, the method comprising the steps of:positioning the ring on a spring-biased plunger assembly slidably received in a cup, said plunger assembly having an insert cavity for receiving the frusto-conical portion and a rod extending substantially coaxially into said insert cavity; aligning said spring-biased plunger assembly onto the bushing insert by inserting said rod into the bore; moving said plunger assembly until the ring is positioned onto the shoulder; further moving said plunger assembly until retracted within said cup wherein said cup pushes the ring onto the shoulder; and withdrawing said cup and said plunger assembly from the insert.