Patent ID: 7146697

Claim:
A tool for removing a seal having a grooved inner peripheral surface, the tool comprising: a tubular main body having first and second ends, a passage that extends therebetween, and inner and outer surfaces; first and second slots formed between the main body inner and outer surfaces equally spaced apart about a predetermined axis; a shaft slidably disposed within the passage and having a first end and a tapered second end, the first end configured to receive mechanical pressure to move the shaft in the passage; and a first and a second jaw, each at least partially slidably disposed in the first and second slots, respectively, each jaw having a beveled inner surface and an outer peripheral surface, wherein the beveled inner surface is configured to mate with the shaft tapered second end and to thereby radially expand the first and second jaw to an expanded configuration in response to the mechanical pressure applied to the shaft, and the first and second jaw outer peripheral surfaces each have at least one groove formed thereon configured to correspond with the seal grooved inner peripheral surface.