Patent ID: 8006361

Claim:
An installation tool for securing a deformable liner sleeve within a substrate opening, and for substantially removing a fixture pin from the liner sleeve, said installation tool comprising: an outer housing defining a leading end; an inner housing slidably movable within said outer housing between an advanced position with a nose piece thereon advanced beyond said outer housing leading end, and a retracted position with said nose piece thereon retracted relative to said outer housing leading end; a clutch unit normally retaining said inner housing in said advanced position; grip means carried by said inner housing for engaging an elongated fixture pin mandrel protruding from said liner sleeve; and actuator means for applying a pulling force to said grip means, said pulling force initially drawing said nose piece toward the substrate for deforming and locking the liner sleeve within the substrate opening, said pulling force thereafter over-riding said clutch unit to shift said inner housing from said advanced position to said retracted position and thereby shift said outer housing leading end into bearing engagement with the substrate while retracting said nose piece relative to said substrate.