Title: Water closet flange wrench and puller

Abstract: The invention is a water closet flange wrench and puller comprising a base element having alignment means on each end, and having a pair of line-up studs which are attached to the bottom surface of said base element and are slideable engageable with the respective bolt head receiving slots in the water closet flange. The line-up studs are aligned with the axis of the water closet flange bolt head receiving slots, and the head element engages the bolt head receiving slots allowing the flange to be rotated in the clockwise or counterclockwise direction or to be pulled from the soil pipe. The base element contains a means of indicating the alignment of the water closet flange bolt head receiving slots for proper mating with a water closet. The water closet flange wrench and puller has a handle attached to the top surface of the base element to facilitate rotating the water closet flange for proper alignment and to pull an improperly aligned water closet flange from a soil pipe.

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Inventors: Whitmore, Floyd Evans (Ellington, CT, US)

Application Number: 649734
Filing Date: 1976-01-16
Publication_date: 1978-06-06
Assignee: Whitmore Tool & Die Co., Inc. (Vernon, CT)
Primary Class(es): 81/176.15 33/371, 81/451, 81/461
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US Patent Ref:

1579992	Apr, 1926	Altman	81/90.
1882462	Oct, 1932	Weber	81/90.
2746163	May, 1956	Moritz	33/370.
2770991	Nov, 1956	Myers	81/90.
2881648	Apr, 1959	Hottle	81/90.
3822481	Jul, 1974	Doan	33/371.
3903576	Sep, 1975	Stein	29/200.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Jones, Jr., James L.
Assistant Examiner: Smith, James G.
Attorney: Cavanaugh; Lawrence A.