Patent ID: 7178430

Claim:
A damper adjustment tool, the damper adjustment tool for enabling a user to adjust at least one remote damper assembly, the damper assembly comprising inner duct damper structure and an outer duct pivot arm, the outer duct pivot arm comprising arm fastening structure, the outer duct pivot arm for adjusting the inner duct damper structure, the arm fastening structure for selectively fastening the outer duct pivot arm, the damper adjustment tool comprising: a rotatable inner elongate member, the inner elongate member comprising a first inner member end, a second inner member end, an inner member length, an inner member axis, and an outer member surface, the first inner member end comprising first fastener adjustment means for adjusting the arm fastening structure; a rotatable outer elongate member, the outer elongate member comprising a first outer member end, a second outer member end, an outer member length, an outer member axis, and an inner member surface, the first outer member end comprising pivot arm adjustment means for adjusting the outer duct pivot arm; and bushing means, the bushing means being cooperatively associated with the first outer member end, the second outer member end, and the outer member surface for enabling the outer member surface to move relative to the inner member surface and for maintaining the inner and outer member axes in substantially collinear relation thus forming a reach axis, the inner and outer elongate members each being selectively rotatable about the reach axis.