Hub puller question

[john_gto]

Bought this hub puller at Hershey - it has the raised letters "Ford AB Pat no. 1867211 " on it . I have searched the A and T forums as well as the web finding only 1 photo of a similar one which suggested it was for a T.
Does anyone know what this one is or made for ? It does fit the A rear hub .

Thank you

John

 

[chap52]

Pretty cool looking tool... Chap

 

[alexiskai]

The patent number you posted doesn't correspond to any similar device, but if at least the first 4 digits are correct, that would mean this device was patented around 1928-1930 – suggesting it's meant for a Model A.

 

[John]

I believe it will work on the '26-'27 Model T wire wheel hubs and on the early Model A hubs with the raised ribs.

 

[john_gto]

Thanks for the comments so far - the patent numbers are difficult to read - the 8 could be a 3 and the last two 11 could be 77. I checked on a spare axle and hub and the thick lip at the bottom does fit nicely in the A hub groove. Trying to determine if it was made to be used on model A before using it on our 31 SWTS

 

[Joe K]

With the generous thread on the thumb-nut, it may work on either the "raised ridge" version hub AND the groove style.


Joe K

 

[alexiskai]

Those numbers didn't turn up anything. You can run the search yourself here, just enter the number with a 0 in front of it ("01867211"):
http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/patimg.htm

 

[Dan Partain]

I have one of those, it works great on my A's, check out the box.
-DAN

 

[Redbird]

Pretty cool item!

 

[john_gto]

Thank you all ! Dan -nice to see the box it came in and the instructions. At $20 it looks like this was a good deal .

 

[john_gto]

This puller was made by "Duro Metal Products Co" Chicago Il.

Patent 1,857,211. Applied for Feb 27 ,1931 and granted May 10,1932

 

[alexiskai]

The "Ford AB" lettering must mean "works with the Ford Model A or B." The B would have been out at the time the puller was manufactured.

 

[john_gto]

That is likely so - Dan's puller has "Ford A" and "Pat Pend" from what I can see.

Thanks again everyone for your help!

John

 

[john_gto]

Patent drawing