Endless Flexible Drive Means Patents (Class 173/215)
  • Patent number: 10519728
    Abstract: A manipulable elevator system for jointed tubulars on a service, work-over or completion rig which moves the elevator and any tubing grasped by the elevator away from (or toward) the centre-line of a wellbore being served by the rig is provided which permits use of a vertical pipe racking without the need for a rig worker to man the monkey-board, especially useful to provide for safe vertical pipe-racking for pressure-controlled or snubbing rig environments, and saving operational time and expediting turnaround back to production, while maintaining operational safety; the elevator's maneuvering controlled remotely, typically powered hydraulically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: GOLIATH SNUBBING LTD.
    Inventor: Trevor Sopracolle
  • Publication number: 20150038064
    Abstract: A hand-guided power tool has a support arm and a tool member supported on the support arm. A drive motor is provided and a drive belt is rotatably driven by the drive motor and drives in turn the tool member. The support arm has a belt chamber in which the drive belt is arranged. The belt chamber is closed off relative to the environment and sealed off relative to the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jörg Elfner, Tobias Deigendesch, Florian Hoche
  • Publication number: 20140238715
    Abstract: A drilling rig includes a base and a rotation unit for drilling a hole in a mine surface. The rotation unit is moveably coupled to the base. The drilling rig further includes a cable feed device for feeding a cable bolt into the hole created by the rotation unit. The cable feed device is moveably coupled to the base and includes a pair of wheels and a transmission. The cable bolt is received between the pair of wheels. The transmission is coupled between the rotation unit and at least one of the wheels to transmit power from the rotation unit to at least one of the wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Joy MM Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Will Eddowes, Brant Wright, Michael Georgiou
  • Patent number: 8668027
    Abstract: A power tool with a drive motor and a drive belt guided about a drive pulley and an output pulley has a tool driven by the drive motor through the drive belt. A tensioning device is provided that changes a spacing between the drive pulley and the output pulley and has at least one tensioning position and at least one release position. In the at least one tensioning position, the drive pulley and the output pulley have a first spacing relative to one another and in the at least one release position have a second spacing to one another that is smaller than the first spacing. The drive belt is an elast belt and the tensioning device, as a result of inherent tension of the elast belt, is secured in the at least one tensioning position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Hoffmann, Stefan von Siegroth
  • Publication number: 20130055515
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drive system having particular utility in an electric toothbrush, the drive system comprising a coupling (14) which is connectable between a drive source (12) and a brush head (16), the coupling being adapted to impart first and second independent brushing motions to the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: David Diamond, Jean Diamond
  • Publication number: 20120238189
    Abstract: A portable apparatus (1) for the tooling of a workpiece (9) comprises a motor (3) with a cyclic movement output member (4), a tool holder (5) adapted to carry a tool (6) and a movement transmitter (7) engaging the motor output member (4) and the tool holder (5) to set the tool holder (5) in a cyclic movement, wherein the movement transmitter (7) comprises a transmission ratio adjuster (8) that, in response to a preset reduction of the cyclic movement speed (?_m) of the output member (4) of the motor, increases the transmission ratio (?_m/?_ph) thereby reducing the cyclic movement speed (? ph) of the tool holder (5) with respect to the cyclic movement speed (?_m) of the output member (4) of the motor (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Giovanni Rosani, Gualtiero Barezzani, Gianpaolo Luciani
  • Publication number: 20120048586
    Abstract: A drill press includes a spindle pulley having a first central opening extending along an axis, a sleeve disposed within the pulley central opening, the sleeve having a central opening aligned with the pulley central opening and the axis, and a locking nut connecting an upper end of the sleeve with the spindle pulley for supporting simultaneous rotation of the sleeve and the spindle pulley about the axis. The drill press includes a spindle disposed within the sleeve central opening and extending along the axis, the spindle being slidable along the axis relative to the sleeve and being rotatable with the sleeve. The drill press includes a spacer disposed between the spindle and the locking nut or between the spindle and the sleeve for aligning the spindle with the axis and preventing the spindle from contacting the upper end of the sleeve during rotation, which reduces noise during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Sarah Jane Montplaisir, Thomas Benton Sharp
  • Publication number: 20110088518
    Abstract: A drive system cooperates with other tools, such as the drive mechanism of a socket type ratchet wrench to enable a user to use the wrench for its intended purpose at high speed by pulling an endless belt. The belt is contained within a chamber created by the attachment system in a manner to allow the belt to engage with an outer surface of a pulley. The pulley connected to the drive shaft of the socket type ratchet wrench to cause force to be transferred from the belt to the wrench drive shaft. The system utilized a cover operably coupled to the pulley to contain the belt while minimizing interference with the wrench. The cover contains the belt while also allowing an opposite end of the belt to hang loose and thus be easily accessible by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Spinzit Tools LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Emil Brovold
  • Publication number: 20090283286
    Abstract: A power tool with a drive motor and a drive belt guided about a drive pulley and an output pulley has a tool driven by the drive motor through the drive belt. A tensioning device is provided that changes a spacing between the drive pulley and the output pulley and has at least one tensioning position and at least one release position. In the at least one tensioning position, the drive pulley and the output pulley have a first spacing relative to one another and in the at least one release position have a second spacing to one another that is smaller than the first spacing. The drive belt is an elast belt and the tensioning device, as a result of inherent tension of the elast belt, is secured in the at least one tensioning position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Hoffmann, Stefan von Siegroth
  • Publication number: 20090183887
    Abstract: The invention provides a rotary tool system and method of operating. In one embodiment, a rotary tool system includes a rotary tool with a rotary motor, an output shaft operatively connected to the motor for transferring rotational force from the motor and a first coupler assembly, a flexible power transmission shaft including a first end portion with a second coupler assembly configured to removably couple with the first coupler assembly, a transfer shaft operatively coupled with the output shaft for receiving rotational force from the output shaft, and a third coupler assembly located at a second end portion of the flexible power transmission shaft and at least one implement, the at least one implement including a fourth coupler assembly configured to removably couple with the second coupler assembly and an input shaft operably connected to the transfer shaft for receiving rotational force from the transfer shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicants: Credo Technology Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Brad M. Baber, Raymond R. Esparza, Julie M. Esparza
  • Patent number: 7475740
    Abstract: An angle drive attachment having an adjustable handle is provided. The angle drive includes an input shaft, an input shaft housing, a transmission, a handle mount, a handle, and an output socket. The handle allows the angle drive attachment to be adaptable to working environments having limited space or odd configurations. The input shaft rotates about the input axis of rotation and carried by the input shaft housing and drives the transmission. The output socket is connected to the transmission and rotates about an output axis of rotation and connects to a working bit. The handle mount mounts the handle to the input shaft housing. The handle, in cooperation with the handle mount, may be rotated about the input shaft housing, angled relative to the input shaft housing, and positioned axially linear along the input shaft housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Nomis LLC
    Inventors: Damian A. Kozina, Edward D. Adkins
  • Patent number: 7351012
    Abstract: A rotational drive apparatus for screw pilings is described. The apparatus comprises a housing having a cylindrical pipe coupling adapted to receive a shaft of a screw piling therethrough. A detachable connecting element secures the coupling to the shaft at different positions along the shaft. A rotational drive is provided within the housing for imparting rotation to the coupling. An elongated rod is secured to the housing and is held by a user person whereby to immobilize the housing wherein to permit the rotational drive to transmit a drive force to the coupling to rotate the shaft of a screw piling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: 9031-1671 Quebec Inc.
    Inventor: Norbert Desmeules