Manually Moved Lever Patents (Class 408/136)
  • Patent number: 11964353
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing debris from under a machining location is formed of a static collection surface located below the machining location having a transition portion laterally offset from the machining location and a fluid discharge positioned above the transition portion. The fluid discharge includes a fluid source and a reservoir having an interior adapted to receive and contain a quantity of a fluid from the fluid source for a period of time. The fluid sicharge is adapted to periodically discharge the fluid therefrom so as to be guided by the transition portion across the collection surface to sweep the debris off the static collection surface towards a collection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Inventor: Leen David Steed
  • Patent number: 11786980
    Abstract: An apparatus for the formation of a channel in a workpiece located at a first face of a base of the body of the apparatus, the channel formed by a drill assembly of the apparatus connected to drive means located on a second opposing side of the base, the drill assembly and drive means mounted so as to be movable in a guided manner with respect to the base. The movement is achieved by manual movement of a gripping means of an actuation means of the apparatus with respect to the base, so as to cause one or more flexible connecting members of the actuation means which are positioned intermediate the gripping means and drill assembly to move and advance the drill assembly towards the workpiece. The channel is formed in accurate manner which then allows the same to receive securing means typically to allow a joint between first and second workpieces to be accurately formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Power Box AG
    Inventors: Daniel Pikarski, Wolf Wang
  • Patent number: 11772170
    Abstract: A handle is coupled to an industrial machine tool, along with a method of operating the industrial machine tool via the handle. The handle comprises a housing, a first switch, and a second switch. The housing includes a first side, a second side, a top end, and a bottom end, the first side facing toward the industrial machine tool and the second side facing away from the industrial machine tool. The first switch actuates a float mode for the industrial machine tool, the float mode being a mode in which movement of a moveable portion of the industrial machine tool is power assisted for an operator of the industrial machine tool. The second switch actuates a machining portion, coupled to the moveable portion of the industrial machine tool, to perform a machining process on a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: JR Automation Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Robert Russell, Jason R. Turman, Ryan Nathan Anderson, Marcos Merino, Gabriel C. Van't Land
  • Patent number: 11577377
    Abstract: A vertical inverted drill press apparatus configured to extend a drill about a vertical support having a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion is configured to telescope out and away from the bottom portion when manipulated via a lever. The lever pivots about a pivot point. The lever amounts to a handle disposed in communication with an actuator which manipulates a swing arm. The swing arm is connected to the telescoping top portion. When the handle is pulled down, the top portion is forced upwards in a straight line along the primary axis of the body. A drill mount is configured to secure a drill in an inverted, drill-bit-up orientation to facilitate the drilling of holes in ceilings and similar locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: Corey Curtis Conaway
  • Patent number: 11097401
    Abstract: Magnetic coupling devices are disclosed having magnetic field sensors. The magnetic coupling device may include degaussing coils wrapped about pole extension shoes of the magnetic coupling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MAGSWITCH TECHNOLOGY WORLDWIDE PTY LTD.
    Inventors: David H. Morton, Paul J. Karp, Thomas R. Whitt, Michael C. Blanchard
  • Patent number: 9044836
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool guiding device is disclosed. The device includes a receptacle element for receiving the power tool, a remote control device for operating the power tool, and a guiding and support device, which is designed to be adjustable with an adjusting lever. The adjusting lever has a handle which is configured to be rotatable relative to the adjusting lever around an axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Blatz
  • Patent number: 8905687
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool guiding device and method is disclosed. The device includes a receptacle element for receiving the power tool, a remote control device for operating the power tool, and a transmission device for transmitting the movement of the remote control device to the power tool. The transmission device has a switch actuator and a connecting element, where the switch actuator is adjustable into a standby position during insertion of the power tool into the receptacle element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Blatz
  • Patent number: 8834079
    Abstract: The present invention is a coring unit adapted to be engaged to an articulated arm, to reduce the labor necessary for on-site coring of sewage and water pipes. The coring unit includes a frame containing the components of the unit, which include a coring bit, a coring bit motor, a traverse mechanism, and a stabilizer for allowing ready orientation of the coring unit with respect to an object being cored. The unit may also be provided with a traverse motor for driving the coring bit into an object being cored, and for withdrawing the coring bit once a core has been formed. The coring unit may additionally be adapted to allow for remote operation of the coring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Exco, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Ebert, Peter Ebert, Frederick Engel, Jr., Edward Lounsberry
  • Patent number: 8596936
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a leverage force to a hand drill has a rigid elongated support having a first end and a second end. A travel member is movable axially along the support with a friction lock for locking the travel member to the support in a selected axial position. A lever is pivotally attached to the travel member. The lever has an engagement surface for engaging a spine of a hand drill, whereby a force is exerted upon the hand drill by means of the lever. A stop is positioned at the second end of the support to prevent axial movement of the support when a force is exerted by the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Inventor: George McKenzie
  • Patent number: 8292552
    Abstract: A pushing structure of a metal work drilling tool includes a drill housing, a drill assembly, a push part and a feed trigger. The drill assembly is constituted by a drill bit, an extension rod and a power device. When drilling needs to be conducted, the feed trigger is pressed to drive the drill assembly forward that the drill bit gently contacts with the object for drilling; next, the drilling tool is activated and the feed trigger is pushed, then drilling force can be controlled effectively to improve a drilling efficiency and reduce a chance that the drill bit is broken due to percussion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Sunmatch Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lung-Pao Chen
  • Patent number: 8167519
    Abstract: The present invention is a coring unit adapted to be engaged to an articulated arm, to reduce the labor necessary for on-site coring of sewage and water pipes. The coring unit includes a frame containing the components of the unit, which include a coring bit, a coring bit motor, a traverse mechanism, and a stabilizer for allowing ready orientation of the coring unit with respect to an object being cored. The unit may also he provided with a traverse motor for driving the coring bit into an object being cored, and for withdrawing the coring bit once a core has been formed. The coring unit may additionally be adapted to allow for remote operation of the coring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: MECO Constructors, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew R. Ebert, Peter Ebert, Frederick Engel, Jr., Edward Lounsberry
  • Patent number: 8142114
    Abstract: A stationary power drill has a drill unit disposed in a tool housing is connected to a base vertically adjustably via a guide column and is vertically adjustable along the guide column by means of a drive unit. The drive unit includes a rotating drive shaft, and a compensation spring element engaging the drive shaft and braced on the other end on the tool housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Fuchs, Ulrich Mueller-Boysen, Siegfried Keusch, Markus Meier, Sabine Rau
  • Patent number: 8118521
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drilling apparatus which is held firmly on the workpiece by means of feet, and which has a step-down transmission for easier manual feeding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: MV Marketing und Vertriebs-GmbH & Co. KG Wielaender + Schill
    Inventors: Norbert Lay, Marcus Eberle, Martin Strasser
  • Patent number: 8087853
    Abstract: In the pocket hole apparatus of the present invention, a table reciprocates linearly relative to a base. An anvil is fixed relative to the base and holds the workpiece on a sloped top surface at the desired angle for the pocket hole. A drill spindle with a drill bit is fixed relative to the table. After the workpiece is mounted to the anvil, the table is moved to drill the pocket hole. Optionally, a second spindle on the opposite side of the anvil predrills the pocket hole when the table is first moved to a predrill position. The spindle is enabled or disabled by latching mechanism. The spindle is mounted to a rail that is slidably mounted to the table so that the rail can slide perpendicularly thereby adjusting the spacing between pocket holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Inventor: Alfred Stukuls
  • Publication number: 20110311329
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool guiding device is disclosed. The device includes a receptacle element for receiving the power tool, a remote control device for operating the power tool, and a guiding and support device, which is designed to be adjustable with an adjusting lever. The adjusting lever has a handle which is configured to be rotatable relative to the adjusting lever around an axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas BLATZ
  • Publication number: 20110027029
    Abstract: A portable drill guide and method are disclosed for use primarily with hand held power drills having a pistol-type hand grip. The drill guide includes a mounting assembly and an operational guide assembly, the mounting assembly having a tool support bracket with a clamping band and resilient gripping limbs. The operational guide assembly includes a support arm bracket having the tool support bracket connected therewith and a support arm extending therefrom at an angle normal to the mounting assembly, a pair of interface guide posts with retainers, and an interface tensioning mechanism including a slotted two level shaft. An interface, a sufficient length of durable webbing or strap for example, is engagable around a workpiece and the guide posts beneath the retainers, and is operably associable with the tensioning mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventor: Jerry L. Lanser
  • Patent number: 7862267
    Abstract: A rotary cutting machine 10 has a machine body 14 and an arbor 18. The arbor 18 includes a proximal rotary shaft 22 mounted to the machine body 14 for rotation, an intermediate rotary shaft 24 telescopically connected to the proximal rotary shaft via a splined connection, and a distal rotary shaft 26 telescopically connected to the intermediate rotary shaft 24 via a splined connection. A cutting tool C secured to the arbor 18 is extended and retracted via a feed mechanism 20 including first, second, and third racks 30, 31, and 32, and first and second pinions 33, 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keisuke Shimada
  • Publication number: 20100232896
    Abstract: A drill press including a base, a column mounted on the base, and a head assembly connected to the column. Wherein the head assembly includes a power device and a drill bit rotatably driven by the power device, the drill press further includes first and second worktables, and a changeover mechanism disposed between the first and the second worktables for selectively securing the first or second worktable located at working position. The changeover mechanism can alternatively rapidly adjust the first and the second worktables to working position so as to permit the operator to select either the first worktable or the second worktable according to the shape of workpiece, saving the trouble of a special tooling disassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Warren Brown, Graham Gerhardt, Harry Szommer
  • Patent number: 7789353
    Abstract: A device for the support and linear movement of a rotohammer. The device includes an elongated shaft, pole or rail having a first end, and a second end, the latter proximate to an object to be drilled and having a longitudinal axis. An L-shaped bracket is provided having a first leg slidably mounted on the elongated shaft, pole or rail along its longitudinal axis and a second leg projecting perpendicularly from the first leg, the L-shaped bracket being sized to receive and support the rotohammer. A handle is pivotable on the elongated shaft, pole or rail and a linkage bridging the handle and L-shaped bracket is movable by movement of the handle such that in moving the handle from a first at rest position to a second position, the L-shaped bracket is caused to move along the elongated shaft, pole or rail toward its second end for extending the rotohammer in the direction of the object to be drilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Inventors: William Koerlin, Todd Koerlin
  • Patent number: 7708505
    Abstract: A power tool for drilling a hole in a workpiece made of wood or a wood material. The power tool generally includes a tool housing defining a handle and a motor contained within the tool housing that includes an output shaft that spins about a motor axis. A gear housing is connected to the tool housing. An output spindle is supported for rotation about a spindle axis in the gear housing. The spindle axis is disposed about ninety degrees from the motor axis. A gear portion on the output shaft is engaged to a gear portion on the output spindle. The motor and the gear portions are configured to rotate the output spindle at a speed in range from about five thousand revolutions per minute to about twenty-five thousand revolutions per minute. A cutting member is connected to the output spindle. The cutting member includes fluted cutting blades. A carriage assembly includes a base member and a head member connected by a first post having a first compliant member and a second post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Opsitos, Jr., Christopher R. Held, Robert S. Gehret, Richard J. Heavel, Daniel Puzio, Craig A. Schell, Larry T. Albert, Thomas J. Bodine, Daniel L. Gregory
  • Publication number: 20100080664
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a leverage force to a hand drill has a rigid elongated support having a first end and a second end. A travel member is movable axially along the support with a friction lock for locking the travel member to the support in a selected axial position. A lever is pivotally attached to the travel member. The lever has an engagement surface for engaging a spine of a hand drill, whereby a force is exerted upon the hand drill by means of the lever. A stop is positioned at the second end of the support to prevent axial movement of the support when a force is exerted by the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: George McKENZIE
  • Patent number: 7631674
    Abstract: A working machine includes a main frame, a work table, a plurality of working tools, and a distance adjustment device. The distance adjustment device includes two guide tracks, two positioning members, and an adjustment unit. Thus, the adjustment unit can be used to adjust the position of the workpiece relative to the work table to adjust the working distance of the workpiece, thereby facilitating a user working the workpiece. In addition, the locking portion of each of the positioning rods is locked in the positioning holes of the respective positioning member closely, so that each of the fixing seats is fixed on the respective positioning member to position the adjustment unit so as to adjust the working distance of the workpiece exactly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Inventor: Pin-Feng Chang
  • Publication number: 20090162158
    Abstract: A leveraging apparatus for a drill is disclosed for drilling a workpiece. The apparatus includes a bar body that preferably has a plurality of attachment means there along. A carriage is adapted to slidably receive the bar body and further includes a forward side, and a lower side for mounting with a drill clamping means. An elongated handle is pivotally connected at a distal end thereof proximate the forward side of the carriage. The handle is pivotally, and preferably selectively, attached to the bar body. The clamping means may include a bracket having an aperture therein for selectively receiving the drill therein. A foot means extending away from the bar body is fixed thereto with a bar body attachment means. The foot means is used to brace the workpiece while the handle is used to move the carriage with respect to the bar body to drill the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Glodowski, Steve A. Hatten, Calvin Allen, Nathan Kems
  • Publication number: 20090145520
    Abstract: A power tool for drilling a hole in a workpiece made of wood or a wood material. The power tool generally includes a tool housing defining a handle and a motor contained within the tool housing that includes an output shaft that spins about a motor axis. A gear housing is connected to the tool housing. An output spindle is supported for rotation about a spindle axis in the gear housing. The spindle axis is disposed about ninety degrees from the motor axis. A gear portion on the output shaft is engaged to a gear portion on the output spindle. The motor and the gear portions are configured to rotate the output spindle at a speed in range from about five thousand revolutions per minute to about twenty-five thousand revolutions per minute. A cutting member is connected to the output spindle. The cutting member includes fluted cutting blades. A carriage assembly includes a base member and a head member connected by a first post having a first compliant member and a second post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: BLACK & DECKER Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Opsitos, JR., Christopher R. Held, Robert S. Gehret, Richard J. Heavel, Daniel Puzio, Craig A. Schell, Larry T. Albert, Thomas J. Bodine, Daniel L. Gregory
  • Patent number: 7537420
    Abstract: A working machine includes a base for placing a workpiece, a working mechanism movable relative to a first face of the workpiece, a clamping unit movable relative to a second face of the workpiece, a linkage connected to the working mechanism and the clamping unit to drive the working mechanism and the clamping unit to move relative to the workpiece simultaneously, and a drive unit connected to the linkage. Thus, the working machine is operated by a user's one foot, so that the working machine is operated easily and conveniently. In addition, the workpiece is clamped automatically without having to hold the workpiece by a user's one hand, thereby protecting the user's safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Inventor: Pin-Feng Chang
  • Patent number: 7520702
    Abstract: A drilling machine comprises a stand on which a carriage is guided and can be moved by a drive supported on the stand and engagable with the carriage for generating feed motion of the carriage along the guide. A drilling unit on the carriage includes a motor-driven spindle. An axially-fixed intermediate shaft on the stand engages the carriage and translates rotary motion of the intermediate shaft into linear motion of the carriage along the guide. The drive is engagable with the intermediate shaft for moving the carriage along the guide with a stepper motor. A lever is engagable with an axially-displaceable plunger for shifting the plunger between first and second positions corresponding to an engaged position and a disengaged position, in which the plunger allows for manual rotation of the intermediate shaft when rotating the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: C. & E. Fein GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Wiehler, Joerg Bortz, Kurt Schellhammer, Martin Beichert
  • Patent number: 7226252
    Abstract: A hand held drill leverage unit for supporting, positioning, and leveraging a drill. The leverage unit has a main lever arm pivotally supported by a fulcrum unit. A drill end of the lever arm supports the drill, while an opposing, longer, handle end of the lever allows manipulation of the lever arm to control the position of, and to leverage, the drill. A user typically grasps the drill handle in one hand, the handle end of the lever arm in the other. Pulling the handle end away from the workpiece forces a leg or foot member of the fulcrum unit against a rear side of the workpiece or of another support member, making the fulcrum unit substantially stationary relative to the workpiece, so that further pulling of the handle end forces the drill end toward the work piece. As the preferred leverage unit need not be fastened or fixed to the workpiece or other support member, the user may quickly and easily move the drill and leverage unit to multiple drilling locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Inventor: Mike Glodowski
  • Patent number: 7220084
    Abstract: In order to facilitate and make more ergonomic the drilling of a multitude of holes in workpieces, particularly in the assembly of large scale components, such as an aircraft body, the power drill is docked to a support by an attachment which engages and locks onto a guide bushing or bore in the support. The attachment assures that the drill bit is precisely axially aligned with a hole to be drilled. The feed advance is performed by a leveraged action controlled by the operator. The leverage can be provided, for example by a Bowden pull cable. The attachment reduces the exertion to be made by the operator, thereby avoiding ergonomically unsatisfactory work positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Otten
  • Patent number: 7156590
    Abstract: A quill lock assembly for locking a quill of a device such as a drill press is described. The quill lock assembly includes a cam assembly and a handle connected to the cam assembly. The cam assembly is connected to the device, such as with a mounting bracket or the like, and is capable of rotating for alternately engaging and disengaging the quill. The cam assembly is self releasing, allowing a user to translate the quill toward a work piece and release the cam assembly from engagement with the quill in one motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Craig A. Carroll, Jeffrey D. Weston
  • Patent number: 7140813
    Abstract: An up modifier is provided which includes a bed, a modifier, a clamp, a modifier linkage system, a clamp linkage system, and a lever. The modifier is disposed below the bed and is vertically traversable thereunder. The clamp is disposed above the bed and is vertically traversable thereabove. The lever defines a modifier pivot, clamp pivot and a pedal portion. The clamp pivot is interposed between the modifier pivot and the pedal portion. The clamp pivot is vertically traversable, and the modifier pivot and the pedal portion are pivotable about the clamp pivot. The modifier linkage system is attached to the modifier and the lever at the modifier pivot, and the clamp linkage system is attached to the clamp and the lever at the clamp pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Inventor: Bradley J. Tucker
  • Patent number: 6832878
    Abstract: An automated quill drive assembly is adapted to be retrofit on a milling machine having a frame presenting a quill head and a quill supported on the head for rotation and for relative shiftable movement along a linear axis between retracted and extended positions. The quill head includes a centrally disposed lower lug, a quill feed engagement control lever boss located above and spaced to one side of the lug, and a transmission cover opening located above and spaced to a side of the lug opposite the quill feed engagement control lever boss. The automated quill drive assembly includes a housing adapted to be mounted to the lug, the quill feed engagement control lever boss, and the transmission cover opening, a motor supported on the housing, and a transmission supported on the housing for transmitting automated movement from the motor to the quill to move the quill between the retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Inventors: Dwayne S. Elrod, Elizabeth Domokos-Elrod
  • Publication number: 20040240952
    Abstract: A device for drilling holes in a ceiling is provided. The device has a base that is movable over a floor and positionable on a grid that aligns a drill or tool with desired hole positions on a ceiling. An actuator may move the tool relative to the ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Eugene D. Perry
  • Patent number: 6626615
    Abstract: A chuck for holding a small bit and used with a table drill is provided for drilling a millipore. The chuck includes a holding jaw having four holders; a jaw-positioning guiding body with a square hole at the front portion for positioning the holding jaw; a crossing linkage for connecting the body to the jaw and having a crossing head and a projection portion between which a groove is formed; a guiding jacket matched with the crossing linkage and the body; a positioning screw nut matched with the jaw-position guiding body; a screw collar matched with the crossing linkage; and a bevel gear housing housed around the screw collar for adjusting the position of the holding jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Inventor: Dejun Zou
  • Patent number: 6612790
    Abstract: The present invention is a retrofit apparatus for attachment to vertical milling machines. The invention generally comprises a main scale, a digital indicator, a mounting cover having a centrally located aperture for receiving the indicator and allowing vertical movement thereof, a plurality of hat clips and screws to attach the scale and indicator to the mounting cover, a rear mounting plate, a quill stop bar, a quill mount, and a rod. In operation, as the quill device of a milling machine is moved, the indicator slides up and down within the aperture and the indicator effectively and precisely measures the vertical displacement thereof. In an alterative embodiment of the invention, the retrofit apparatus comprises an aperture in the mounting cover wherein the aperture is substantially the same size as the indicator, and in operation only the scale moves while the indicator measures the vertical displacement of the quill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventor: Paul J. Story, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6540451
    Abstract: A hole punching apparatus having a frame, a blade having a tubular cutting edge and a cavity, and a projection on the frame. The blade is movable relative to the frame between a retracted position and a cutting position. The projection moves into the blade cavity as the blade moves from the retracted position into the cutting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Carl Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Mori
  • Patent number: 6494650
    Abstract: A leverage accessory for hand-held power drills comprises a lever (10) having a handle (14) at one end and a sharp pointed tip (12) at the other end for plunging (10W) into sheathing (16) attached to the stud or joist (24) being drilled. An instantly repositionable, non-slip contact section (38) connects the lever (10) to the drill body (20) to apply force to the central axis of the drill bit (22). The device can be adapted to existing drill motors (20), and may be made integral to drill motor/lever units (68).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Inventor: William A. Maecker
  • Patent number: 6488453
    Abstract: An automated quill drive assembly is adapted to be retrofit on a milling machine having a frame presenting a quill head and a quill supported on the head for rotation and for relative shiftable movement along a linear axis between retracted and extended positions. The quill head includes a centrally disposed lower lug, a quill feed engagement control lever boss located above and spaced to one side of the lug, and a transmission cover opening located above and spaced to a side of the lug opposite the quill feed engagement control lever boss. The automated quill drive assembly includes a housing adapted to be mounted to the lug, the quill feed engagement control lever boss, and the transmission cover opening, a motor supported on the housing, and a transmission supported on the housing for transmitting automated movement from the motor to the quill to move the quill between the retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Inventors: Dwayne S. Elrod, Elizabeth Domokos-Elrod
  • Publication number: 20020122705
    Abstract: A drilling device for frameless glasses with a drill head (34), which can be moved up and down. The drill head (34) can be inclined to either side and a holding device (50, 56, 58) is provided for the two lenses of a pair of glasses, in which holding device (50, 56, 58) the opposite edge regions of the lenses are accessible to the drill bit of the dual head (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventor: Reinhard Wehmeier
  • Patent number: 6357975
    Abstract: An automated quill drive assembly is adapted to be retrofit on a milling machine having a frame presenting a quill head and a quill supported on the head for rotation and for relative shiftable movement along a linear axis between retracted and extended positions. The quill head includes a centrally disposed lower lug, a quill feed engagement control lever boss located above and spaced to one side of the lug, and a transmission cover opening located above and spaced to a side of the lug opposite the quill feed engagement control lever boss. The automated quill drive assembly includes a housing adapted to be mounted to the lug, the quill feed engagement control lever boss, and the transmission cover opening, a motor supported on the housing, and a transmission supported on the housing for transmitting automated movement from the motor to the quill to move the quill between the retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Inventors: Dwayne S. Elrod, Elizabeth Domokos-Elrod
  • Publication number: 20020028119
    Abstract: An automated quill drive assembly is adapted to be retrofit on a milling machine having a frame presenting a quill head and a quill supported on the head for rotation and for relative shiftable movement along a linear axis between retracted and extended positions. The quill head includes a centrally disposed lower lug, a quill feed engagement control lever boss located above and spaced to one side of the lug, and a transmission cover opening located above and spaced to a side of the lug opposite the quill feed engagement control lever boss. The automated quill drive assembly includes a housing adapted to be mounted to the lug, the quill feed engagement control lever boss, and the transmission cover opening, a motor supported on the housing, and a transmission supported on the housing for transmitting automated movement from the motor to the quill to move the quill between the retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Dwayne S. Elrod, Elizabeth Domokos-Elrod
  • Publication number: 20010038776
    Abstract: A leverage accessory for hand-held power drills comprises a lever (10) having a handle (14) at one end and a sharp pointed tip (12) at the other end for plunging (10W) into sheathing (16) attached to the stud or joist (24) being drilled. An instantly repositionable, non-slip contact section (38) connects the lever (10) to the drill body (20) to apply force to the central axis of the drill bit (22). The device can be adapted to existing drill motors (20), and may be made integral to drill motor/lever units (68).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventor: William A. Maecker
  • Patent number: 6264407
    Abstract: A portable electric railroad rail drill apparatus includes an elongated main shaft, a support frame, an electric drill, a clamp, a handle and a support leg. The support frame is reciprocally mounted to the main shaft for movement therealong between first and second ends of the main shaft. The electric drill is fixedly mounted to the support frame and reciprocally movable therewith along the main shaft. The clamp is mounted at a location adjacent to the first end of the main shaft for mounting the main shaft to a railroad track rail such that the electric drill is disposed adjacent to the rail and movable along the main shaft toward and away from the rail and is operable for drilling a hole through the rail concurrently with movement toward the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Inventor: Randy J. Tinken
  • Patent number: 6102633
    Abstract: A feed system for a drill press. The drill press comprises a base for supporting the drill press on a surface, a housing supported on the base and defining an opening, a telescoping spindle assembly positioned for movement relative to the housing along an axis and for rotation about the axis, a motor operable to rotatably drive the spindle assembly, a drive system connected between the motor and the spindle assembly, and a feed system for moving the spindle assembly between a lowered position and a raised position. The feed system is supported by the housing so that a portion of the feed system is exposed through the opening. The drill press also comprises a flexible barrier member to cover the exposed portion of the feed system. The feed system includes a sprocket rotatably supported by the housing and a flexible member movably engaging the sprocket and connected to the spindle assembly such that rotation of the sprocket moves the spindle assembly between the lowered position and the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventor: Nancy Uehlein-Proctor
  • Patent number: 6095724
    Abstract: An improved drill stand assembly for supporting a power drill in an elevated and inverted position and for advancing and retracting the drill towards and away from an overhead work surface without regard to angular displacement of the drill bit, the drill stand assembly including a measuring gauge and a measuring gauge locking device, an inner tubular column slidably located within an outer tubular column on which the drill is mounted, a lever pivotally connected at a pivot point to an outer column support collar, a linkage pivotally connected at its upper end to a pivot point on the lever and pivotally connected at its lower end to a pivot point attachment mechanism comprising a releasable locking clamp in cooperative relation with a locking compression collar that are slidably located on the inner column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Inventor: David L. Hurt
  • Patent number: 6012879
    Abstract: A feed system for a drill press. The drill press comprises a base for supporting the drill press on a surface, a housing supported on the base and defining an opening, a telescoping spindle assembly positioned for movement relative to the housing along an axis and for rotation about the axis, a motor operable to rotatably drive the spindle assembly, a drive system connected between the motor and the spindle assembly, and a feed system for moving the spindle assembly between a lowered position and a raised position. The feed system is supported by the housing so that a portion of the feed system is exposed through the opening. The drill press also comprises a flexible barrier member to cover the exposed portion of the feed system. The feed system includes a sprocket rotatably supported by the housing and a flexible member movably engaging the sprocket and connected to the spindle assembly such that rotation of the sprocket moves the spindle assembly between the lowered position and the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventor: Nancy Uehlein-Proctor
  • Patent number: 5941663
    Abstract: An automated quill drive assembly is adapted to be retrofit on a milling machine having a frame presenting a quill head and a quill supported on the head for rotation and for relative shiftable movement along a linear axis between retracted and extended positions. The quill head includes a centrally disposed lower lug, a quill feed engagement control lever boss located above and spaced to one side of the lug, and a transmission cover opening located above and spaced to a side of the lug opposite the quill feed engagement control lever boss. The automated quill drive assembly includes a housing adapted to be mounted to the lug, the quill feed engagement control lever boss, and the transmission cover opening, a motor supported on the housing, and a transmission supported on the housing for transmitting automated movement from the motor to the quill to move the quill between the retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Inventors: Dwayne S. Elrod, Elizabeth Domokos-Elrod
  • Patent number: 5890851
    Abstract: An apparatus for increasing hand drill pressure includes a lever having a first end and a second end. A sleeve is affixed transversely to the lever spaced from the first end. An anchor line is provided having a first end and a second end. The first end of the anchor line is secured to the first end of the lever. A hook is provided on the second end of the anchor line. The sleeve slides over a handle of a hand drill. The hook is used to anchor the anchor line to a workpiece. The lever provides a mechanical advantage to increase the pressure with which the hand drill engages the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Inventor: Robert Lloyd Hamilton
  • Patent number: 5885036
    Abstract: A hand held drill press (20) is shown for a drill motor (30) having a clamping collar (44) and a drill bit (26). The drill motor is mounted in a movable jaw (56) which is moved along a slide bar (52) toward a fixed jaw (54) by squeezing a trigger (58) against a handle (100) of the movable jaw. A work piece (24) placed between the fixed jaw and the drill bit is drilled as the trigger is squeezed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Inventor: Bryce A. Wheeler
  • Patent number: 5863158
    Abstract: A new Power Drill Leverage Tool Assembly for providing additional leverage force upon the power drill bit in engaging a material to be drilled or reamed. The inventive device includes a tool member having a first end, a second end, a casing engaging tool for engaging a power drill casing, and a casing hole engaging tool for engaging a power drill casing hole, a handle member attachable to the tool member at the first end, and a link chain attachable to the tool member second end and to the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventors: George T. Foshee, Jr., George Foshee, III, Homer W. Foshee
  • Patent number: 5863160
    Abstract: A new portable tool guide for providing extra leverage when using a power drill. The inventive device includes a first positioning member slidably mounted to a second positioning member. The second positioning member is slidably mounted to a mounting member which is detachably mountable to a structure. A lever member includes a position portion pivotally coupled to the first positioning member. Pivotally coupled to the positioning portion is the mounting portion designed for mounting a portable power tool thereto. The lever member also includes a handle portion extending from the positioning portion to help maneuver the lever member while in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: Dennis J. Havener