Spring compressor
CA 1188489 A · Owner: Kloster, Kenneth D. · Inventors: Kloster, Kenneth D.
Overview
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The present invention relates to a tool for compressing a helical spring of the type typically used in a MacPherson strut suspension system. The tool comprises a pair of spaced apart shoes each having a helical groove formed therein for engaging a portion of the coil of the spring. Each shoe also includes a latchable locking device extendable over the respective helical groove for maintaining the coil of the spring within the groove during the compression operation. The two shoes are maintained in a spaced apart relationship with the associated grooves in facing relation to one another by means of a threaded shank member. The threaded shank member is employed to effect movement of the …
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- Granted June 11, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 11, 2002.
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