A combination sod cutting and sprinkler cap removal tool includes a socket having a cavity and outer surface extending between proximal and distal ends, a cutting means disposed circumferentially about the distal end, an internal gear formed within the cavity, and a removable rotating means insertable into the cavity and configured to rotatably engage and be axially arrested by the internal gear whether the rotating means is inserted through the proximal end or the distal end. Interior gear teeth of the internal gear have both inner and outer engagement surfaces. When inserted through the proximal end, the rotating means engages the outer engagement surfaces to configure the distal end of the tool for cutting sod by rotation of the cutting means. When the rotating means engages the internal gear through the distal end, the proximal end of the tool is configured for removing a sprinkler cap by engaging the inner engagement surfaces with gripping surfaces of the cap.

A device for removing an oil filter includes a sleeve. The sleeve includes a grip portion and a reservoir portion. The grip portion includes a wall and a plurality of spacer ribs. The wall is disposed about an axis and defines a filter cavity open through a first end of the grip portion to receive the oil filter therein. The spacer ribs extend radially inward from the wall and are configured to engage the filter. The reservoir portion extends from a second end of the grip portion and defines a reservoir cavity open to the filter cavity. The sleeve is movable between an extended position in which the reservoir portion is below the grip portion and a nested position in which the reservoir portion is at least partially nested within the grip portion.

Techniques for lifting hammer union accessories (17) and securing hammer unions (2). A hammer union accessory (17) may be lifted with the accessory lift portion (11) of the working end (5) of a hammer union securement tool (1). An arcuate surface portion (6) may be configured to mate with a complimentary arcuate surface (7) of a hammer union (2), receive a lug (9) through a hammer union lug opening (8), torque a lug (9) with a lug torque member (10), and secure a hammer union (2).

A pliers-valve-wheel combination tool for safe and efficient working upon systems and equipment having large wheeled valves, from a ladder, lift, or platform, often with only one hand free, providing adjustable pliers for performing various maintenance tasks and a valve-wheel wrench for quickly, efficiently, and safely manipulating valves in both expected and unexpected circumstances, without a cumbersome change of tools.

A tool for installing or removing a threaded member as for example a thread protector onto a second threaded member, as for example, the pin or box of an oilfield tubular, which has a jaw for selectively gripping an outer surface of a thread protector, a bridge interconnecting the jaw and a cam, the cam being selectively engageable with the inner surface of the thread protector, the cam being operatively connected to a lever for moving the cam from a first position out of contact with the inner surface of the thread protector to a second position in gripping engagement with the inner surface of the thread protector.

A low profile flexible coupling for high temperature/high pressure and low temperature/low pressure pneumatic systems and a tool and a method for installing the flexible coupling. The flexible coupling includes an annular inner member having a convex seal receiving surface, an annular outer member that is assembled over the inner member having a first concave sealing surface conforming to the convex seal receiving surface and a locking member assembled over the inner member and having a second concave sealing surface that conforms to the convex seal receiving surface. The outer member is positioned over the locking member.

A union joins male and female subs of two flowline components. The male sub includes a male end of one component, a retainer collar, and a union nut. An annular boss extends around a union face of the male end and provides a rearward-facing shoulder. The retainer collar is carried on the male end and has a forward-facing shoulder and a rearward-facing shoulder. The collar forward-facing shoulder bears on the male end rearward-facing shoulder. The female sub includes a threaded female end of the other component. The nut is carried on the male end around the collar and threads onto the female end. It also has a forward-facing shoulder which bears on the collar rearward-facing shoulder. The nut forward-facing shoulder and the collar rearward-facing shoulder are beveled. Thus, load from the nut is transmitted through the collar axially to the annular boss and radially inward to the male end.

An apparatus is shown for removing valve caps from an instrument. A chamber is formed along a longitudinal axis of a rigid tool body, where the chamber includes an opening formed in a first end of the tool body for receiving a bottom cap of a valve of the instrument. An inner wall surface of the chamber tapers from the opening of the tool body such that a cross sectional radius of the chamber reduces with respect to the longitudinal axis. Splines are formed in the internal wall surface for engaging knurls on a bottom cap of the valve. The splines can have a cross section that is V shaped semi-circular or scalloped. The tool body can include a shank or openings formed in a second end of the tool body using a driver to apply torque to the tool body.

A socket tool adapter includes a base member having a first surface and a second surface. First and second jaw members are pivotally connected to the first surface of the base member. The first and second jaw members are configured to move between first and second closed positions and first and second open positions, respectively. The first and second jaw members are configured to receive an accessory when the first and second jaw members are in the open positions. First and second biasing members are connected between the first and second jaw members, respectively, and the base member. The first and second biasing members are configured to bias the first and second jaw members to the first and second closed positions, respectively. A cover member is connected to the second surface of the base member.

An angle valve wrench configured for use in rotating an angle valve, the angle valve wrench having a body with a first end and a second end, defining a length L1. The body also has an outside surface and a central axis that is parallel to the length L1 and that passes through the first and second ends. A notch is formed at the first end that corresponds to an angle valve handle. A gripping element is formed on the outside surface of the wrench near the second end. A user places the notch of the wrench over a conventional angle valve from a standing position and rotates the wrench about the central axis, causing the angle valve handle to rotate.