---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002380"
title: "Tool and method for one-handed manipulation and placement of conduit-joining sleeve"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:12:37.360629Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002380"
categories:
  - "tools-tooling/clamping-tools"
keywords:
  - "b25b27/10"
  - "f16l23/003"
  - "f16l23/003"
  - "f16l21/035"
  - "f16l23/00"
  - "f16l23/04"
---

# Tool and method for one-handed manipulation and placement of conduit-joining sleeve

## Abstract

A tool for one-handed operation includes an open-ended cylinder having two half-cylinders coupled at first circumferential ends thereof. A retainer, coupled to the open-ended cylinder, has a spring-bias to automatically couple the half-cylinders when second circumferential ends of the half-cylinders are in contact with one another. The retainer is operable by a single finger of a user's hand to overcome the spring-bias such that the half-cylinders may move relative to one another. A first axial end of the open-ended cylinder slidingly receives an open-ended sleeve, and a second axial end of the open-ended cylinder has an internal annular ledge that provides an annular seat for the open-ended sleeve. A set of apertures extend through radial walls of the open-ended cylinder with each aperture including a portion located a distance from the annular ledge that is greater than an axial length of the open-ended sleeve.