Robert J O'Neil

US Patent:

20070294872, Dec 27, 2007

Filed:

Jun 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/765514

Inventors:

Richard Wallis - Rockford MI, US
Robert O'Neil - Hesperia MI, US

International Classification:

B25B 27/14
B25B 1/20
B23Q 1/25

US Classification:

029281400, 269043000, 269069000

Abstract:

A toot for servicing pneumatic brake systems and the like includes a primary structural member, and a pair of mounting members or plates. The tool can be readily secured in a vise or the like, and a pneumatic valve to be replaced can be secured to a first one of the mounting plates. A replacement pneumatic valve is secured to the other of the two mounting plates, preferably in the same orientation as the pneumatic valve being replaced. The air lines can be readily disconnected from the ports of the pneumatic valve being replaced, and reattached to the new pneumatic valve in a one-by-one manner. The tool rigidly secures the pneumatic valves to facilitate disconnection and attachments of the air lines by a technician using a wrench or the like, and the placement of the two pneumatic valves in a side-by-side configuration in the same orientation permits the air lines to be readily reattached to the correct ports of the new pneumatic valve.