Tool for assembling and disassembling teeth on excavating equipment and the like

Claim 1

A TOOL FOR MOUNTING A METAL CAP ON THE SHANK OF AN EXCAVATING TOOTH WHILE SAID SHANK IS MOUNTED ON A SUPPORT, SAID TOOL COMPRISING: AN ACTUATING AND FULCRUM ELEMENT HAVING A HOOKSHAPED OUTER END ADAPTED TO BE HOOKED OVER THE END OF SAID CAP REMOTE FROM SAID SUPPORTED FOR SAID SHANK, SAID ELEMENT ALSO HAVING A FULCRUM PORTION, A BIFURCATED LEVER ELEMENT HAVING ARMS WHICH ARE SPACED APART SUFFICIENT FAR TO FIT DOWNWARDLY ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID SHANK, SAID ARMS HAVING CAM PORTIONS THEREON ADAPTED TO EFFECT CAM-CRIMPING OF PORTIONS OF SAID CAP INTO LOCKING RELATIONSHIP RELATIVE TO SAID SHANK AND IN RESPONSE TO PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER ELEMENT ABOUT SAID FULCRUM PORTION, SAID LEVER ELEMENT BEING PIVOTALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FULCRUM PORTION OF SAID ACTUATING ELEMENT, SAID LEVER ELEMENT HAVING AN ANVIL PORTION ADAPTED TO EXTEND AWAY FROM SAID SHANK AND TO BE DISPOSED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID FULCRUM PORTION FROM SAID SHANK, WHEREBY STRIKING OF THE FACE OF SAID ANVIL PORTION REMOTE FROM SAID SUPPORT WILL EFFECT SHIFTING OF SAID ACTUATING ELEMENT TO SEAT SAID CAP FIRMLY ON SAID SHANK, AND WILL ALSO EFFECT PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER ELEMENT ABOUT SAID FULCRUM PORTION TO EFFECT CRIMPING OF SAID CAP PORTIONS INTO LOCKING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID SHANK.