Patent ID: 8046889
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A universal tool for installing annular parts including tapered and non-tapered bearings on shafts, the tool comprising: a. a hollow tube comprising a proximal end and a distal end; b. a cap removeably attached to the tube near the proximal end of the tube, the cap having a top member and a stem extending down from the top member, wherein the top member has a diameter larger than a diameter of the hollow tube and abuts the proximal end of the hollow tube, the stem extending into the hollow tube; c. one or more interchangeable force distributors, wherein one of the interchangeable force distributors is removeably attached to the tube near the distal end of the tube, wherein the one or more interchangeable force distributors have a sleeve that extends into the hollow tube and a flange attached to the sleeve wherein the flange member abuts against the distal end of the hollow tube; wherein the flange applies pressure to an inner race for a tapper bearing and to both an inner and an outer race for a non-tapered bearing; wherein the cap and the one or more interchangeable force distributors form a secure friction fit between the hollow tube and the cap and between the hollow tube and the one or more interchangeable force distributors.