Patent ID: 6729004
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A removal tool for use with a predetermined structure having:an outer member with an exterior surface and an inner surface; an inner member fitted into the outer member at said inner surface; an elongated retaining member extending between the outer member and the inner member along said inner surface with the retaining member engaging both the outer member and the inner member so as to prevent relative movement between the outer member and the inner member; a passage in the outer member extending from said inner surface to a region of said exterior surface; and an end portion of the retaining member extending through said passage from said inner surface to said region, the tool comprising: a body having a first side bearing a mounting portion conforming to said region of the exterior surface, having an opposite second side, and defining a channel extending in said body from said mounting portion toward said second side; means for connecting said body with said outer member so that said mounting portion is disposed at said region; an extraction member received in said channel for movement from and into said passage when said mounting portion is disposed at said region, said extraction member having an attachment end portion configured to receive said retaining member within said passage when said extraction member is extended at least partially into said passage; means for connecting said attachment end portion to said retaining member when said retaining member is received in said end portion; and means for urging said extraction member from said passage so as to withdraw said retaining member through said passage and from between the outer member and the inner member.