Patent US3237291A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US3237291A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Universal joint assembly and disassembly tool
Assignee: DOWLEY Manufacturing Inc
•
Filing: 1963-03-21
•
Granted: 1966-03-01
•
Expires: 1983-03-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E Kelso
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:54
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25B; B25B27/00; B25B27/02; B25B27/06; B25B27/062; B25B27/023; F; F16; F16D; F16D3/00; F16D3/16; F16D3/26; F16D3/38; F16D3/40; F16D3/405; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53796; Y10T29/53848; Y10T29/53852
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
245 words
A UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARING SERVICING TOOL, WHICH COMPRISES A BODY MEMBER, SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED APART ANVILS HAVING A SOLID PORTION OF SAID BODY MEMBER CONNECTING THEM AT ONE END WITH A DEEP USHAPED RECESS BETWEEN SAID ANVILS, PROVIDING LEGS EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING AN UPPER END EXTENDING OVER SAID ANVILS AND SPACED FROM SAME SUFFICIENTLY FOR RECEIVING SAID UNIVERSAL JOINT IN SERVICING POSITION THEREBETWEEN, SAID UPPER END HAVING A THREADED OPENING THERETHROUGH, A FORCING SCREW THREADEDLY ENGAGING SAID THREADED OPENING FOR MOVEMENT TO AND FROM SAID ANVILS AND SUBSTANTIALLY ALIGNED WITH SAID SOLID PORTION, SAID ANVILS HAVING FACES WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIALLY IN A COMMON PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF SAID SCREW, A HOLLOW ADAPTED HAVING A CLOSED HEAD PORTION AND AN OPEN END, THE CLOSED HEAD PORTION OF SAID ADAPTER BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH THE END OF SAID FORCING SCREW AND THE OPEN END WITH SAID UNIVERSAL JOINT IN POSITION FOR A UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARING TO BE FORCED INTO SAID OPEN END READY FOR SERVICING, AND THERE BEING IN THE BOTTOM OF SAID RECESS BETWEEN SAID ANVILS AND MOUNTED ON SAID SOLID PORTION A LOCATING PIN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH THE TOP OF SAID ANVILS AND OF A SIZE TO CLOSELY BUT RELEASABLY RECEIVE THE OPEN END OF SAID ADAPTER FOR CENTERING SAME CLOSED HEAD PORTION UP BETWEEN SAID ANVILS FOR SUPPORTING SAID UNIVERSAL JOINT IN POSITION FOR REINSTALLATION OF SAID UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARING
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
245 words
A UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARING SERVICING TOOL, WHICH COMPRISES A BODY MEMBER, SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED APART ANVILS HAVING A SOLID PORTION OF SAID BODY MEMBER CONNECTING THEM AT ONE END WITH A DEEP USHAPED RECESS BETWEEN SAID ANVILS, PROVIDING LEGS EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER SAID BODY MEMBER HAVING AN UPPER END EXTENDING OVER SAID ANVILS AND SPACED FROM SAME SUFFICIENTLY FOR RECEIVING SAID UNIVERSAL JOINT IN SERVICING POSITION THEREBETWEEN, SAID UPPER END HAVING A THREADED OPENING THERETHROUGH, A FORCING SCREW THREADEDLY ENGAGING SAID THREADED OPENING FOR MOVEMENT TO AND FROM SAID ANVILS AND SUBSTANTIALLY ALIGNED WITH SAID SOLID PORTION, SAID ANVILS HAVING FACES WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIALLY IN A COMMON PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF SAID SCREW, A HOLLOW ADAPTED HAVING A CLOSED HEAD PORTION AND AN OPEN END, THE CLOSED HEAD PORTION OF SAID ADAPTER BEING ENGAGEABLE WITH THE END OF SAID FORCING SCREW AND THE OPEN END WITH SAID UNIVERSAL JOINT IN POSITION FOR A UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARING TO BE FORCED INTO SAID OPEN END READY FOR SERVICING, AND THERE BEING IN THE BOTTOM OF SAID RECESS BETWEEN SAID ANVILS AND MOUNTED ON SAID SOLID PORTION A LOCATING PIN SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL WITH THE TOP OF SAID ANVILS AND OF A SIZE TO CLOSELY BUT RELEASABLY RECEIVE THE OPEN END OF SAID ADAPTER FOR CENTERING SAME CLOSED HEAD PORTION UP BETWEEN SAID ANVILS FOR SUPPORTING SAID UNIVERSAL JOINT IN POSITION FOR REINSTALLATION OF SAID UNIVERSAL JOINT BEARING
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US1373017A
Cited
US1669899A
Cited
AU288131A
Cited
US2167897A
Cited
US2477270A
Cited
US2549429A
Cited
US2700208A
Cited
US2891302A
Cited
US2965958A
Cited
US3102333A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-02-28 | 1969-08-30 | 1970-03-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-02-28 | 1973-08-30 | 1974-03-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-02-28 | 1977-08-30 | 1978-03-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |