B - Operations – Transporting – 25 – B
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
25
B
26/50
B25B 1/00 (2006.01) B25B 27/02 (2006.01) B66C 1/56 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1272014
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A gravity-operated tube gripper and puller actuated by a rotatably-operated latch is disclosed herein. The gripper includes a gripping means having a collet assembly with a threaded collet which is expandable by means of a frustro-conical body. The gripper further includes a suspension member connected to the frustro-conical body, and detachably connected to the expandable collet. The rotatably-operated latch of the gripper selectively disconnects the collet assembly, so that the weight of the frustro-conical body engages the mouth of the expandable collet, and expands the threaded exterior of the collet into the inner walls of the tube. The invention provides a tube gripper which is easily manually operated through a simple extension rod. It is particularly useful in removing sample tubes from areas of limited accessibility in the secondary sides of nuclear steam generators.
485239
Bereskin & Parr
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
LandOfFree
Secondary-side tube gripper does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Secondary-side tube gripper, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Secondary-side tube gripper will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFCA-PAI-O-1184048