Patent ID: 7264225

Claim:
A leaf spring spreader assembly comprising; a tubular frame ( 20 ) having legs ( 22 ) extending in opposite directions to spaced ends, a screw ( 32 ) having threads about a longitudinal axis and having an inner end disposed in telescoping relationship with and extending axially out of said spaced end of each of said legs ( 22 ) to a claw end for engaging the end curls ( 34 ) of a leaf spring, a nut ( 36 ) threadedly engaging each of said screws ( 32 ) and reacting with said spaced end of each of said legs ( 22 ) for moving the associated screw ( 32 ) into and out of said leg ( 22 ) associated therewith in response to rotation of said nut ( 36 ), and characterized by a tension spring ( 52 ) interconnecting said inner ends of said screws ( 32 ) to retain said nuts ( 36 ) in engagement with said spaced ends of said legs ( 22 ) and to allow said screws ( 32 ) to be pulled axially along in and out of said legs ( 22 ).