Patent ID: 6049960
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B25B,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for sliding a sleeve-shaped elastically expandable structure over a base body having an outer diameter which exceeds an outer diameter of the structure in a relaxed state, the device comprising a one-piece sliding sleeve including a ring-shaped first collar; and a plurality of sliding tongues extending out from the collar, said sliding tongues having flexible characteristics to permit insertion in the structure and subsequent placement of the structure over the base body, and to permit successive withdrawal of the sliding tongues from the structure without the use of any additional actuating means integrally attached to the collar after the structure is positioned by means of the sliding sleeve over the base body, said sliding tongues being so closely spaced from one another as to ensure separation of the structure from the base body when the sliding sleeve is pushed over the base body to prevent damage to the structure, said sliding tongues being made from a material having high sliding capability compared to the material of the base body.