Patent
Tool and method for garbage disposal installation (US Patent 9827657)
Brian L. Nelson · Granted Nov 28, 2017 · Filed Jun 22, 2017
Patent number: 9827657 Kind code: B1 Granted: 2017-11-28 Filed: 2017-06-22 Inventors: Brian L. Nelson (Mccall, ID, US) CPC: B23P 11/00; B23P 11/005; B23P 15/06; B23P 19/00; B23P 19/10; B23Q 3/00; B23Q 3/154; B25B 27/0028; B25B 27/20; E03C 1/266
Abstract
A tool aligns a snap-ring with a sink-flange tailpiece of a garbage disposal, and is used to slide the ring up along the tailpiece outer surface to a groove. The tool expands the snap-ring, prior to installation on the tailpiece, by an expansion mechanism, to a