Brush assembly tool

Claim 3

A brush assembly tool for properly positioning four spring loaded brushes within brush holders of a brush assembly housing having a central aperture prior to insertion of a motor armature through said central aperture of said brush assembly housing, said tool comprises: (a) a platform; (b) a vertical cylindrical post attached to said platform, said post having a lower stop portion and a reduced upper portion with a slot therein, wherein two opposite spring loaded brushes are pushed into proper position within said brush holders of said brush assembly housing, said central aperture of said brush assembly housing placed onto said reduced upper portion of said cylindrical post with said two spring loaded brushes remaining in proper position, another two opposite spring loaded brushes that are in alignment with said slot are pushed into proper position within said brush holders of said brush assembly housing and said brush assembly housing pushed down until the brush assembly housing rests on said stop portion of said cylindrical post so that said four spring loaded brushes remain in proper position; and (c) a brush retainer to be placed upon said reduced upper portion of said cylindrical post, said brush retainer to be held down when said brush assembly is removed from said cylindrical post so that said spring loaded brushes will apply pressure against said brush retainer and thus keep said brushes in proper position within said brush holders in said brush assembly housing until said motor armature is pushed through said central aperture which removes and replaces said brush retainer to hold said four brushes in proper position.

Claim 4

A brush assembly tool for properly positioning four spring loaded brushes within brush holders of a brush assembly housing having a central aperture prior to insertion of a motor armature through said central aperture of said brush assembly housing, said tool comprises: (a) a platform; (b) a vertical cylindrical post attached to said platform, said post having a lower stop portion and a reduced upper portion with a slot therein, wherein two opposite spring loaded brushes are pushed into proper position within said brush holders of said brush assembly housing, said central aperture of said brush assembly housing placed onto said reduced upper portion of said cylindrical post with said two spring loaded brushes remaining in proper position, another two opposite spring loaded brushes that are in alignment with said slot are pushed into proper position within said brush holders of said brush assembly housing and said brush assembly housing pushed down until the brush assembly housing rests on said stop portion of said cylindrical post so that said four spring loaded brushes remain in proper position; and (c) a brush retainer to be placed upon said reduced upper portion of said cylindrical post, said brush retainer to be held down when said brush assembly is removed from said cylindrical post so that said spring loaded brushes will apply pressure against said brush retainer and thus keep said brushes in proper position within said brush holders in said brush assembly housing until said motor armature is pushed through said central aperture which removes and replaces said brush retainer to hold said four brushes in proper position.

Claim 5

A brush assembly tool as recited in claim 2, wherein said brush retainer is of a spider configuration and includes four downwardly extending fingers that will be in proper position with all said four brushes.

Claim 6

A brush assembly tool as recited in claim 2, wherein said brush retainer is of a cap configuration and includes a continuous downwardly extending flange that will always be in proper position with all said four brushes.