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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
GEORGE W. INGRAM, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.
VALVE-REMOVER.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Dec. 2, 1919.
Application filed April 17, 1919. Serial No. 290,667.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, GEORGE W. INGRAM,
a citizen of the United States, and a resi-
dent of Houston, in the county of Harris and
5 State of Texas, have invented certain new
and useful Improvements in Valve-Remov-
ers, of which the following is a specification.
My invention is an improvement in com-
bination tools, and has for its object to pro-
10 vide a- tool of the character specified espe-
cially adapted for use with internal com-
bustion engines, wherein a powerful yet sim-
ple mechanism is provided for assisting in
valve removing, and having means in con-
15 nection therewith for handling nuts and
spark plugs.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the im-
proved tool;
20 Fig. 2 is a side view.
In the present embodiment of the inven-
tion, an angle piece is provided, the said
piece consisting of an arm 1 and an arm 2,
the arm 1 having at its end a fork, the arms
25 3 of which extend parallel with each other
and in spaced relation. The arm 2, which
is at right angles to the arm 1, is adapted to
extend parallel with the stem I of a valve
5, with the stein passing between the arms 3
30 of the fork and with the washer 6 at the
lower end of the spring resting on the arms.
A lever 7 is detachably connected with the
arm 2, the said arm having at its upper end
a fork between whose arms 8 the lever is
35 adapted to pass. As shown, each of the arms
8 has a downwardly facing hook 9 at its top,
and the lever has pins 10 which are engaged
with the hooks. Each end of the lever 7 is
provided with a wrench 11 and 12, respec-
40 tively, and at that end adjacent to the wrench
12 a socket 1.3 is connected with the lever,
the said socket being polygonal in cross sec-
tion for engaging a bolt or nut.
The wrench 11 is.offset laterally with re-
45 spect to the body of the lever, and is adapt-
ed, in addition to its function as a spark
plug wrench, to engage the valve as shown
in Fig. 2.
In removing the valve, the parts are ar-
50 ranged as shown in Fig. 2, and upward pres-
sure is made upon that end of the lever 7
adjacent to the wrench 12. The valve and
pin are thus forced downwardly against the
resistance of the spring 14 and the pin 15
55 may be easily removed from the stem. The
wrench 12 is of a size to fit manifold and
side plate nuts.Referring to the drawings, it will be no-
ticed that the lever 7 is provided at the end
adjacent to the wrench 11 with a projection 60
or heel 16, which is adapted to engage the
valve to prevent the tool slipping forward,
and that the arms of the fork of the arm 1
have teeth for preventing slipping on the
washer. 65
I claim:
1. A device of the character specified, com-
prising an angle plate composed of arms ex-
tending at approximately a right angle, each
of the said arms being forked at its free end, 70-
a lever received between the forks of one
arm, the arms having hooks and the lever
having journal pins for engaging the hooks,
said lever having at that end adjacent to the
fork of the other arm a head for engaging 75
a valve for the purpose specified, said head
being offset toward the other arm of the
angle plate, the lever forming a hand grip
at the opposite end.
2. A device of the character specified, com- 80
prising an angle plate composed of arms ex-
tending at approximately a right angle, each
of said arms being forked at its free end,
a lever received between the forks of one
arm, said last mentioned forks having hooks 85
and the lever having journal pins for engag-
ing the hooks, said lever having at that end
adjacent to the fork of the other arm a head
for engaging a valve for the purpose speci-
fied. 90
;3. A device of the character described in-
cluding an angle plate composed of arms
extending at approximately right angles,
each of said arms being forked at its free
end, the fork of one arm being toothed and 95
the forks of the other arm being formed into
downwardly facing hooks, a lever received
between said last mentioned forks, journal
pins extending laterally from said lever and
having bearings in said hooks, a valve-en- 100
aging head carried by the end of said lever
adjacent said toothed forks, said head being
offset toward the other arm of the angle
plate and a projection carried by said lever
adjacent said head for engagement against 105
the valve to be removed, said projection be-
ing provided to prevent the slippage of the
lever relative to the valve.
GEORGE W. INGRAM
Witnesses:
J. J. HARDEWAY,
R. F. FERRUL.1,323,476.
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Ingram, George W. Valve Remover., patent, December 2, 1919; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1256494/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.