Appeal No. 2004-0051
Application No. 09/746,795
APPENDIX
18. A retaining ring installation tool, comprising;
a handle lever having a first end and a second end;
a gripper carried by the handle lever and engageable with a
sidewall of a cylinder to locate and anchor the tool relative to
the cylinder;
a compressing lever, a slot in one of the levers, the
compressing lever connected to the handle lever for movement
between first and second positions with a portion slidably and
pivotally connected in the slot, the compressing lever having a
ring engaging surface for releasably receiving a portion of a
retaining ring; and
a link pivotally connected to the handle lever and operably
connecting the compressing lever to the handle lever whereby when
the compressing lever is moved relative to the handle lever from
its first position toward its second position, the link slidably
displaces the compressing lever in the slot to advance the ring
engaging surface and compress the retaining ring.
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