Patent Publication Number: US-2022234874-A1

Title: Transmission remover and installer

Description:
CLAIM OF PRIORITY, IDENTIFICATION OF RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This Non-Provisional patent application is related to and claims priority from co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/141,490 filed on Jan. 26, 2021 entitled “Wrestle Not Transmission Remover and Installer” to common inventor Wendy Paul. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The invention generally relates to jacks, and more specifically to attachments for jacks used in automobile repair. 
     Problem Statement and History 
     Interpretation Considerations 
     This section describes technical field in detail and discusses problems encountered in the technical field. Therefore, statements in the section are not to be construed as prior art. 
     Discussion of History of the Problem 
     Repairing a transmission often requires removing the transmission. Taking out a transmission and putting in a repaired (or new) transmission is difficult. Indeed, removing a transmission and placing a repaired or new transmission in its place can require two jacks and a lot of human strength. Further, there is no jack attachment for lifting transmissions such that they do not slip or drop. 
     Therefore, there is a need for a transmission remover and installer that addresses the aforesaid drawbacks. The present invention provides such a solution. 
     SUMMARY 
     The above objective is solved by a transmission remover and installer comprising features of the claims. The transmission remover and installer comprises a plate defined by a top surface and bottom surface, a connecting means at a first end of the plate traversing through a hole in the plate, installed using a first securing means on the top surface and a second securing means on the bottom surface of the plate and a mounting means securing the top of the connecting means using a first protrusion located at the bottom of the mounting means. In various embodiments, the first protrusion is a hollow cylindrical protrusion whose inner wall has threads to secure the connecting means in the mounting means. Alternatively, the first protrusion is a hollow cylindrical protrusion that is snap-fitted to the connecting means. The mounting means has a first hole and a second hole configured to couple with a transmission after identifying a balance point of the transmission. 
     The transmission remover and installer further comprises a jack adapter coupled at the bottom surface at a second end of the plate, wherein a coupling means at under-side of the jack adapter is configured to enable the jack adapter to be coupled with a jack after identifying a balance point. In various embodiments, the jack adapter is coupled to a sub-plate having at least two slots, where the sub-plate is further coupled to the bottom surface of the plate. The at least two slots are configured to receive a plurality of connecting means protruding out of the plate so that a plurality of securing means is placed to secure the plurality of connecting means and adjusted where needed to balance on a jack at underside to a second end of the plate. 
     Of course, the present is simply a Summary, and not a complete description of the invention. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Various aspects of the invention and its embodiment are better understood by referring to the following detailed description. To understand the invention, the detailed description should be read in conjunction with the drawings. 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a transmission remover and installer. 
         FIG. 2  is a top perspective view of the transmission remover and installer. 
         FIG. 3  is a bottom view of the transmission remover and installer. 
         FIG. 4  is a side view of the transmission remover and installer. 
         FIG. 5  is a bottom view of an alternate transmission remover and installer. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF AN EXEMPLARY PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Interpretation Considerations 
     While reading this section (Description of An Exemplary Preferred Embodiment, which describes the exemplary embodiment of the best mode of the invention, hereinafter referred to as “exemplary embodiment”), one should consider the exemplary embodiment as the best mode for practicing the invention during filing of the patent in accordance with the inventor&#39;s belief. As a person with ordinary skills in the art may recognize substantially equivalent structures or substantially equivalent acts to achieve the same results in the same manner, or in a dissimilar manner, the exemplary embodiment should not be interpreted as limiting the invention to one embodiment. 
     The discussion of a species (or a specific item) invokes the genus (the class of items) to which the species belongs as well as related species in this genus. Similarly, the recitation of a genus invokes the species known in the art. Furthermore, as technology develops, numerous additional alternatives to achieve an aspect of the invention may arise. Such advances are incorporated within their respective genus and should be recognized as being functionally equivalent or structurally equivalent to the aspect shown or described. 
     A function or an act should be interpreted as incorporating all modes of performing the function or act, unless otherwise explicitly stated. For instance, sheet drying may be performed through dry or wet heat application, or by using microwaves. Therefore, the use of the word “paper drying” invokes “dry heating” or “wet heating” and all other modes of this word and similar words such as “pressure heating”. 
     Unless explicitly stated otherwise, conjunctive words (such as “or”, “and”, “including”, or “comprising”) should be interpreted in the inclusive and not the exclusive sense. 
     As will be understood by those of the ordinary skill in the art, various structures and devices are depicted in the block diagram to not obscure the invention. In the following discussion, acts with similar names are performed in similar manners, unless otherwise stated. 
     The foregoing discussions and definitions are provided for clarification purposes and are not limiting. Words and phrases are to be accorded their ordinary, plain meaning, unless indicated otherwise. 
     DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS, A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     The present invention discloses a transmission remover and installer that is cost effective, quick and easy to use as compared to the existing solutions. 
     In opening, simultaneous reference is made to  FIG. 1  through  FIG. 4 , in which  FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a transmission remover and installer (aka “jack attachment”)  100 ,  FIG. 2  is a top perspective view of the transmission remover and installer  100 ,  FIG. 3  is a bottom view of the transmission remover and installer  100  and  FIG. 4  is a side view of the transmission remover and installer  100 . 
     The transmission remover and installer  100  is a flat plate (aka “plate”)  110  defined by a top surface  120  (shown in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 ) and a bottom surface  180  (as shown in  FIG. 3 ). The plate  110  has a rectangular shape, a square shape, for example and made of materials like aluminium, steel or other suitable metals or combination of metals, for example. The plate  110  is characterized by a width, a length and a thickness. The width of the plate  110  is in a range between 10 centimetres and 40 centimetres, the length of the plate  110  is in a range between 20 centimetres and 50 centimetres and the thickness of the plate  110  is in a range between 2 centimetres and 10 centimetres. 
     The transmission remover and installer  100  comprises a connecting means  130  at one end (“first end”) of the plate  110 , which traverses through a hole in the plate  110  and is installed/fixed using a first securing means  140  on the top surface  120  (as shown in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 ) and a second securing means  190  on the bottom surface  180  (as shown in  FIG. 3 ) of the plate  110 . The hole may be an oblong hole, for example. The connecting means  130  is adjustable as per requirement and is slightly larger than other connecting means used in the present invention. The connecting means  130  is a bolt, a threaded bolt, for example and the first securing means  140  and the second securing means  190  are a nut. Of course, other connecting means and securing means are known, foreseeable, and unforeseeable, and each of these is readily apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading this disclosure. 
     At the top of the connecting means  130 , a mounting means  150  is secured. The mounting means  150  has a first protrusion  155  at its bottom mid-section that allows the mounting means  150  to secure/receive the connecting means  130 . The first protrusion  155  is a hollow cylindrical protrusion, for example. Inner diameter/wall of the first protrusion  155  has threads to secure the connecting means  130  in the mounting means  150 . Alternatively, the mounting means  150  may be snap-fitted to the connecting means  130 . Alternatively, the mounting means  150  may be welded at/to the connecting means  130 . The mounting means  150  has at least a rectangular shape, a square shape, for example. The mounting means  150  is a piece of flat metal (such as aluminium, steel, for example) with a first hole  160  and a second hole  170  configured to attach a transmission (not shown). The first hole  160  and the second hole  170  may be an oblong hole, a slotted hole, for example. By identifying a balance point of the transmission, the transmission remover and installer  100  is coupled with the transmission using the mounting means  150  for removing and installing the transmission. 
     The transmission remover and installer  100  further comprises a jack adapter  191  having a coupling means  193  at under-side (i.e., bottom surface  180 ) to another end (“second end”) of the plate  110  as shown in  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 . The jack adapter  191  is directly attached to the bottom surface  180  of the plate  110  and the coupling means  193  is configured to enable the jack adapter  191  to be coupled with a jack (not shown) after identifying a balance point. The jack may be a floor jack, for example, which is converted into a transmission jack using the jack adapter  191 . The coupling means  193  may or may not have threads formed on it. 
     Alternatively, as shown in  FIG. 5 , the jack adapter  191  is coupled to a sub-plate  195  having at least two slots  197 , where the sub-plate  195  is further coupled to the bottom surface  180  of the plate  110 . The sub-plate  195  is sandwiched between the jack adapter  191  and the plate  110 . The sub-plate  195  has a rectangular shape, a square shape, for example and made of materials like aluminium, steel or other suitable metals or combination of metals, for example. The sub-plate  195  is characterized by a width, a length and a thickness. The width of the sub-plate  195  is in a range between 5 centimetres and 30 centimetres, the length of the sub-plate  195  is in a range between 5 centimetres and 30 centimetres and the thickness of the sub-plate  195  is in a range between 2 centimetres and 10 centimetres. 
     In various embodiments, the at least two slots  197  are configured to receive a plurality of connecting means  189  protruding out of the plate  110 . Such an arrangement of the at least two slots  197  and the plurality of connecting means  189  protruding out of the plate  110  allows the sub-plate  195  to be slidable on the plate  110 . The plurality of connecting means  189  is protruding out of the plate  110  by traversing the sub-plate  195 , where a plurality of securing means  199  may be placed (to secure the plurality of connecting means  189 ) and adjusted where needed to balance on the jack at the underside to the other end of the plate  110 . In an example, the plurality of connecting means  189  includes four bolts with threads and the plurality of securing means  199  includes four nuts respectively. Of course, other connecting means and securing means are known, foreseeable, and unforeseeable, and each of these is readily apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading this disclosure. 
     It may be noted that although the present invention shows various elements of the transmission remover and installer  100 , but it is to be understood that other alternatives are not limited thereon. Further, the labels or names of the elements/components are used only for illustrative purpose and do not limit the scope of the present invention. The shape and size of the various elements in the transmission remover and installer  100  do not limit the scope of the present invention. 
     Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although methods and materials similar to or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of equivalent systems and methods, suitable systems and methods and are described above. 
     Although the invention has been described and illustrated with specific illustrative embodiments, it is not intended that the invention be limited to those illustrative embodiments. Those skilled in the art will recognize that variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, it is intended to include within the invention, all such variations and departures that fall within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 Reference Numeral 
                 Element Name 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 100 
                 Transmission remover and installer 
               
               
                   
                 110 
                 Plate 
               
               
                   
                 120 
                 Top surface 
               
               
                   
                 130 
                 Connecting means 
               
               
                   
                 140 
                 First securing means 
               
               
                   
                 150 
                 Mounting means 
               
               
                   
                 155 
                 First protrusion 
               
               
                   
                 160 
                 First hole 
               
               
                   
                 170 
                 Second hole 
               
               
                   
                 180 
                 Bottom surface 
               
               
                   
                 189 
                 Plurality of connecting means 
               
               
                   
                 190 
                 Second securing means 
               
               
                   
                 191 
                 Jack adapter 
               
               
                   
                 193 
                 Coupling means 
               
               
                   
                 195 
                 Sub-plate 
               
               
                   
                 197 
                 At least two slots 
               
               
                   
                 199 
                 Plurality of securing means