摘要 |
A tool for inserting and removing gaskets from hose couplings includes a sha ft having a nose and heel attached at one end of the shaft. The heel includes a flat, bottom surface that is pressed against the gasket in order to push the gasket into place. The heel may have a sufficiently large surface area to no t cause undue markings or damage to the gasket when it is inserted. When the gasket is to be removed, the nose is inserted between an underside of the gasket and the gasket seat. The heel is then moved into contact with the gasket seat and used as a fulcrum by which the nose is lifted away from the gasket seat. This lifting movement causes the gasket to be lifted out of the hose coupling.
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