Patent ID: 8869581

Claim:
A flaring tool comprising: a yoke configured to be clampable to a flaring block, the yoke comprising a clamping portion mounted on the flaring block such that the clamping portion is slidable over a length of the flaring block and a flaring cone comprising a flaring surface adapted to engage an internal surface of a tube and deform at least the engaged portion of the tube to a flared condition; the flaring block comprising: first and second block parts pivotally connected and pivotable between a closed position and an open position; wherein in the closed position the first and second block parts define at least one tube hole comprising: a gripping portion extending partially through a thickness of the flaring block and configured to generally conform to an external surface of a tube and substantially engage the external surface in the closed position; and a flaring portion adjacent to the gripping portion and defining an outward taper in a direction from the gripping portion; wherein the first block part defines a portion of the gripping portion and a portion of the flaring portion and the second block part defines a portion of the gripping portion and a portion of the flaring portion; and wherein in the open position the portion of the gripping portion defined by the first block part is spaced apart from the portion of the gripping portion defined by the second block; a stop having a stop portion positionable across at least a portion of the at least one tube hole substantially adjacent to the flaring portion, wherein the stop portion is configured to prevent a tube from being inserted through the at least one tube hole past the stop portion when positioned across at least a portion of the at least one tube hole, the stop being movable away from the at least one tube hole by engagement with the yoke when the yoke is slid over the flaring block.