Patent ID: 7353588

Claim:
A rotor blade installation tool for coupling a plurality of rotor blades to a rotor disc wherein each rotor blade extends from the rotor disc to a radially outer blade tip, said tool comprising: a blade engagement end configured to engage the plurality of rotor blades between the rotor disc and the radially outer blade tip, said blade engagement end comprising an engagement top surface; at least one brace coupled to said blade engagement end at a first end of said at least one brace; at least one handle coupled to said at least one brace at a predetermined angle to facilitate inducing an axial force to the plurality of rotor blades; and a guide end coupled to a second end of said at least one brace, said guide end comprising a guide end top surface positioned above said engagement top surface and a guide end opening extending therethrough, said at least one handle extending from said at least one brace between said brace first end and said brace second end.