Tang Offset Within Socket Patents (Class 279/93)
  • Patent number: 11945087
    Abstract: An impact tool head is provided, configured to be disposed on an impact tool, the impact tool head including: a rod body and a flange radially protruding from the rod body, the rod body including a working end portion, the flange including an inclined surface facing toward the working end portion and an outermost peripheral edge, a contact position being defined as a position where the inclined surface configured to be contact with at least one projection of the impact tool; wherein as viewed along the axial direction, a distance between the contact position and the outermost peripheral edge is larger than or equal to 0.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TIEN-I INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Larry Lee
  • Patent number: 11638596
    Abstract: Reamer instruments and related methods are disclosed herein, e.g., for reaming bone to facilitate in situ assembly of a bone anchor. In some embodiments, the instrument can include a feedback mechanism configured to alert the user when sufficient bone has been removed to facilitate assembly of the bone anchor. The feedback mechanism can be triggered by a movable shaft of the instrument that is displaced by the shank portion of the bone anchor as the surrounding bone is reamed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
    Inventors: Eric Biester, Cory Emil, Michael Sorrenti, Richard W. Fournier, Ralph Solitario
  • Patent number: 11491507
    Abstract: An object is to suppress a variation in amount of a sealant that is applied on an object to be sealed. There is provided a sealant discharge nozzle configured such that a sealant from a cartridge is discharged from a discharge hole of the sealant discharge nozzle. The sealant discharge nozzle has a leading end portion comprising a pair of side wall portions; and a connecting wall portion configured to connect the pair of side wall portions with each other and provided in cooperation with the pair of side wall portions to form a first recess that is open on one side in a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the sealant discharge nozzle, and on a leading end side. The discharge hole has an opening formed on a first recess side of the connecting wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Masayoshi Okamoto, Tadamichi Mawatari, Kensuke Tsuchiya, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Naohiro Otsuki, Junji Tsuchiya, Youhei Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11154993
    Abstract: A tool changer 30 with a master half 32 and tool half 34. Mating member 60, 138 enables the master half 32 and tool half to mesh with one another. A securing mechanism has a clasp 70 and a cam 72. The clasps 70 move between a release position and a grasping position. In the grasping position, the master 32 and tool halves 34 are secured together with one another. The cam 72 moves the clasps 70 between the release and grasping positions. From a release position, the master half 32 engages the tool half 34. The master half 32 moves horizontally with respect to the tool half 34. This, in turn, moves the cam 72 from its release position to its grasping position. In the grasping position, the clasps 70 grasp the tool half 34, the cam locks 72 in its grasping position and the master 32 and tool 34 halves secure with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventor: James W. Geary
  • Patent number: 11035103
    Abstract: A lock for a ground engaging tool may have a first diameter body portion, a neck portion extending from the body portion along a rotational axis of the lock and having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and a head portion extending from the neck portion along the rotational axis. The head portion may have first and second generally planar end surfaces extending from a bottom surface to a top surface, and first and second cam surfaces, which connect the end surfaces and each include a convex portion and a concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Richard Bjerke, Thomas M. Congdon, Edward Harry Betts, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10959740
    Abstract: A retrograde resection apparatus may include a cutting blade including a slot defined in the cutting blade, a recess defined in at least a portion of the slot, a screw, including a proximal end and a distal end defining a bore therethrough, a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the shaft passes through the bore and the distal end is configured to be received in the recess, and a biasing device configured to bias the shaft against the cutting blade. In addition, the apparatus may include a tether, a first portion of which is affixed to the cutting blade and a second portion of which passes through the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Arthrosurface Incorporated
    Inventors: George Sikora, Timothy Brightman, Steven W. Ek
  • Patent number: 10933473
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool holder with a tool holding fixture, in particular a clamping chuck such as a contracting chuck, a draw-in collect chuck, a hydraulic expanding chuck and a high-precision chuck, and a shank of a tool, in particular a rotary tool, accommodated in it, wherein the tool holder contains a means for preventing the tool from being pulled out, locking it against axial displacement. This pull-out preventing unit comprises at least one locking element and at least one locking groove, which corresponds to the said locking element, receives it and interacts with it in a positively locking manner. In this case, both the locking element and the locking groove are formed at least partly in the manner of a ball head. Preferably, the tool has the locking grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Franz Haimer Maschinenbau KG
    Inventor: Franz Haimer
  • Patent number: 10898959
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool holder with a tool holding fixture, in particular a clamping chuck such as a contracting chuck, a draw-in collect chuck, a hydraulic expanding chuck and a high-precision chuck, and a shank of a tool, in particular a rotary tool, accommodated in it, wherein the tool holder contains a means for preventing the tool from being pulled out, locking it against axial displacement. This pull-out preventing unit comprises at least one locking element and at least one locking groove, which corresponds to the said locking element, receives it and interacts with it in a positively locking manner. In this case, both the locking element and the locking groove are formed at least partly in the manner of a ball head. Preferably, the tool has the locking grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Franz Haimer Maschinenbau KG
    Inventor: Franz Haimer
  • Patent number: 10835289
    Abstract: Reamer instruments and related methods are disclosed herein, e.g., for reaming bone to facilitate in situ assembly of a bone anchor. In some embodiments, the instrument can include a feedback mechanism configured to alert the user when sufficient bone has been removed to facilitate assembly of the bone anchor. The feedback mechanism can be triggered by a movable shaft of the instrument that is displaced by the shank portion of the bone anchor as the surrounding bone is reamed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Medos International Sàrl
    Inventors: Eric Biester, Cory Emil, Michael Sorrenti, Richard W. Fournier, Ralph Solitario
  • Patent number: 10751814
    Abstract: A cutting insert, an associated tool holder, and a tool comprising such a cutting insert and such a tool holder. The cutting insert has a base body, which defines a cutting insert longitudinal axis, at least one cutting body, which laterally projects from a periphery of the base body and comprises a cutting edge, and a cutting insert bore, which is provided in the base body and extends along the cutting insert longitudinal axis, wherein on an underside, running transversely to the cutting insert longitudinal axis, of the base body are provided a plurality of elevations, which are arranged distributed in the peripheral direction and protrude from the underside of the base body, so that, between respectively two adjacent elevations, a relative depression is respectively obtained, wherein the cutting insert comprises at least one radial contact surface, a plurality of axial contact surfaces and a plurality of torque transfer surfaces for a bearing contact of the cutting insert against the tool holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Kemmler, Matthias Luik
  • Patent number: 10549308
    Abstract: Nozzles are provided, for applying setting resins onto the edge of a partial cut in a panel, in some embodiments a honeycomb panel. The nozzle comprises a connector portion and an application head, wherein the application head comprises: a) a supporting wall, and b) a finish wall joining the supporting wall along an edge at an angle of 90 degrees or greater and less than 120 degrees. In some embodiments, the finish wall has a trailing edge which has a curved profile wherein the curve radius remains between 1.0 and 7.0 cm throughout the curve. In some embodiments, the finish wall has a leading edge which comprises a block wall which at least partially blocks movement of applied resin beyond the leading edge of the finish wall. In addition, methods of applying a setting resin onto the edge of a partial cut in a panel are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Alvaro S. Domenighi, Kim L. Gustafson, Patrick G. Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 10518334
    Abstract: A chuck device includes a chuck main body, an exchange member, an axial direction regulating mechanism, and a circumferential direction regulating mechanism. The axial direction regulating mechanism has a circumferential groove section, which extends in the circumferential direction, that is recessed into one of the chuck main body and the exchange member and a radially protruding section, which is able to protrude in the radial direction, that is disposed in the other of the chuck main body and the exchange member. The circumferential direction regulating mechanism has an axially recessed section, which is recessed in the axial direction, that is disposed in one of the chuck main body and the exchange member and an axially protruding section, which is able to protrude in the axial direction, that is disposed in the other of the chuck main body and the exchange member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Miura, Toshitaka Kimura, Takenobu Imamichi, Masato Ando
  • Patent number: 10045788
    Abstract: A retrograde resection apparatus may include a cutting blade including a slot defined in the cutting blade, a recess defined in at least a portion of the slot, a screw, including a proximal end and a distal end defining a bore therethrough, a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the shaft passes through the bore and the distal end is configured to be received in the recess, and a biasing device configured to bias the shaft against the cutting blade. In addition, the apparatus may include a tether, a first portion of which is affixed to the cutting blade and a second portion of which passes through the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Arthrosurface Incorporated
    Inventors: George Sikora, Timothy Brightman, Steven W. Ek
  • Patent number: 10040132
    Abstract: The rotary tool comprises a support and a cutting head which can be inserted into a pin receptacle of the support via a coupling pin. The support and the cutting head have mutually corresponding surface sections for transferring a radial clamping force and have mutually corresponding torque sections for transferring torque. For an axial pull-out stop device, effective stop surfaces are formed on the pin receptacle and on the coupling pin in the axial direction, wherein, to do this, a stop element is formed, the radial extension of which is smaller than or equal to a radial extension (r2) of the surface sections of the coupling pin and wherein the stop surfaces and the surface section are offset relative to each other in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.
    Inventors: Horst Jäger, Jürgen Schwägerl, Berthold Zeug
  • Patent number: 9883853
    Abstract: This disclosure includes various embodiments of couplers for coupling intraosseous (IO) devices and drivers, and various embodiments of drivers and kits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL DEVICES S.À.R.L.
    Inventors: Steven Paul Woodard, Michel Yoon
  • Patent number: 9878375
    Abstract: A tool holder for non-positively holding a rotatable tool by a receiving body containing a receiving opening with slits extending radially from the inner wall towards the exterior and running in the longitudinal direction of the receiving body. To permit a simple production process, the receiving body has an insert fixed into a receiving section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: FRANZ HAIMER MASCHINENBAU KG
    Inventor: Franz Haimer
  • Patent number: 9849571
    Abstract: A spigot stop removal bit device facilitates removal of a buried spigot stop without having to dig. The device includes a first bit and a second bit each having a respective first end configured for coupling to a driving tool to be selectively rotated by the driving tool. A second end of the first bit is flat. A second end of the second bit is sharpened wherein the second end of the second bit is configured for engaging and cutting into the plug wherein the plug is structurally compromised to facilitate removal of remnants of the plug from the hydrant pipe. Respective lengths of the first bit and the second bit are extended such that the second end of each is configured for engaging a plug positioned in a hydrant pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Inventor: Jeff Quartaro
  • Patent number: 9776253
    Abstract: Provided is a tool holding structure capable of effectively preventing a cutting tool from coming off a chuck portion. An outer fitting portion A is formed in an outer face of a shank portion 2 of a cutting tool T and an inner fitting portion B is formed in an inner face of a chuck portion 12 of a tool holder. A fitting member 20 is provided to be fitted to the outer fitting portion A and the inner fitting portion B respectively. The fitting member 20 includes a protruding portion 22 which protrudes from an outer circumference of the shank portion 2 when fitted to the outer fitting portion A. A guide groove 18 is formed for guiding the protruding portion 22 of the fitting member 20 from an open side of an inner space 13 to the inner fitting portion B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: DAISHOWA SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hirokazu Suruga
  • Patent number: 9750992
    Abstract: A golf club head comprising a body, a cavity having an open end and a terminal end, a weighted insert, the weighted insert comprising a heavy end and a lighter end, wherein the cavity comprises a head locking feature, wherein the weighted insert comprises an insert locking feature, wherein the insert locking feature is configured to lock the weighted insert in the cavity with less than 180 degrees of rotation, wherein the head locking feature comprises a slot, wherein the slot is arranged at an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the cavity, wherein the insert locking feature comprises a protrusion configured to engage the slot, the protrusion and the slot configured such that rotation of the insert locking feature relative to the head locking feature forces the insert locking feature to slide along the longitudinal axis of the cavity towards the terminal end of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Scott A. Knutson, Richard Sanchez, Mitchell E. Bac, Stephen S. Murphy, Stephanie Luttrell, Thomas Orrin Bennett, Christopher D. Harvell
  • Patent number: 9731176
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of iron-type golf club heads that comprise weight reducing features in the topline region of the club head that facilitate changing the Z-up location of the club head. In some exemplary embodiments, the body comprises a weight reducing feature in a topline weight reduction zone of the club head that extends over the entire face length from the par line to the toe portion ending at approximately the Z-up location of the iron type golf club head. The weight reducing feature results in a mass savings of about 2 g to about 20 g, and a Zup shift of about 0.5 mm to about 2.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason W. Issertell, Joshua J. Dipert, Bret H. Wahl, Maresala Milo, Zac Atwell, Scott Taylor
  • Patent number: 9694378
    Abstract: The invention relates to an applicator connection unit for an application robot for coating objects having supply lines for an applicator. An applicator can be fastened on the applicator connection unit in such a way that working lines of the applicator are connected to the supply lines of the applicator connection unit. The applicator connection unit is formed as an adapter unit in such a way that at least one applicator of a first mode of operation and one applicator of a second mode of operation can be releasably and replaceably fastened to the applicator connection unit. The invention further relates to an application robot and a system for coating objects, wherein such an applicator connection unit is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: EISENMANN SE
    Inventors: Jan Reichler, Ralph Meier, Jannis Tomaschko
  • Patent number: 9409241
    Abstract: A replaceable cutting head includes a forward cutting portion and a rearward mounting portion. The mounting portion includes a male coupling member that protrudes rearwardly from a base surface. The male coupling member includes three circumferentially spaced apart head fixation members, where each head fixation member has a head peripheral surface that spirals inwardly in a direction against the direction of rotation and diverges. A tool holder includes a female coupling member extends rearwardly from a holder forward surface. The female coupling member includes three circumferentially spaced apart holder fixation members, where each holder fixation member has a holder peripheral surface that diverges rearwardly. When a cutting tool, which includes said cutting head and tool holder, is in a locked position, the male coupling member of the replaceable cutting head is removably retained within the female coupling member of the tool holder by means of a self-lock mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventor: Gil Hecht
  • Patent number: 9358029
    Abstract: A retrograde resection apparatus may include a cutting blade including a slot defined in the cutting blade, a recess defined in at least a portion of the slot, a screw, including a proximal end and a distal end defining a bore therethrough, a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the shaft passes through the bore and the distal end is configured to be received in the recess, and a biasing device configured to bias the shaft against the cutting blade. In addition, the apparatus may include a tether, a first portion of which is affixed to the cutting blade and a second portion of which passes through the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Arthrosurface Incorporated
    Inventors: George Sikora, Tim Brightman, Steven W. Ek
  • Patent number: 9193045
    Abstract: A tool attachment for mounting on a hand-held machine tool provided with a tool holder, the tool attachment having an output shaft and a base body at whose outer circumference a locking sleeve is disposed in a manner allowing it to rotate to release at least one assigned locking element; at the outer circumference of the base body, an anti-rotation unit is formed for the twist-proof mounting of the base body on a fastening unit assigned to the hand-held machine tool; on the anti-rotation unit and at an inner circumference of the fastening unit, complementary geometrical forms are provided which are configured to mesh with each other for the releasable, twist-proof mounting of the base body on the fastening unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Dietmar Saur, Michael-Andreas Grunwald
  • Patent number: 9108286
    Abstract: A clamping device for a tool or a workpiece, comprising at least one chuck and at least one holder for the workpiece or the tool. The holder is provided with a tubular extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: System 3R International AB
    Inventor: Hans-Owe Casperson
  • Patent number: 9022780
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a gas burner assembly which includes a gas burner and a gas supply conduit. The gas burner includes a gas supply opening and a substantially cylindrical socket formed on the exterior of the gas burner around the gas supply opening. The gas supply conduit includes an opening at an end and a substantially tubular adjoining section proximate to the opening. The adjoining section is configured to mate with the socket and includes a substantially radial protrusion. The socket includes a substantially radial depression for receiving the protrusion. As the gas supply conduit is connected with the gas burner to establish fluid communication at the gas supply opening, the protrusion is engaged in the depression thereby aligning the adjoining section in a predetermined manner about the socket and restricting rotational movement of the adjoining section about the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Padgett
  • Publication number: 20150104264
    Abstract: A drilling tool is disclosed. The drilling tool includes a drilling stub, a cutting element attached to the drilling stub, and a fastening section for fastening onto a tool holder. The fastening section is divided into at least one guide region and one locking region, where at least one interlocking geometry, which protrudes in the axial direction beyond the remaining locking region, and which in particular is a bulge, is designed for transmission of a torque from the tool holder to the drilling tool, and the at least one interlocking geometry has two abutting surfaces each in the tangential direction. One first abutting surface of the two abutting surfaces is designed essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the drilling tool and the first abutting surface serves to transmit the torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Vogel, Taack-Trakranen Van John
  • Patent number: 8920081
    Abstract: An interface between a receptacle body and an insert designed, in particular, as a tool or workpiece insert, comprises a receptacle body (2) having a cylindrical receiving bore (4), which is circumscribed by a first plane surface (6) extending at a right angle to the bore axis and in which a first cone surface (9) is arranged, said first cone surface being coaxial with the bore axis and being arranged so that its tapered end faces toward the plane surface. The insert (3) has a pin (15) that is disposed to be plugged into the receiving bore (4) and is circumscribed by a second plane surface (22). At an axial distance from the second plane surface (22), said pin has a second cone surface (22), the tapered end of said second cone surface being arranged so as to face toward the second plane surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: ESA Eppinger GmbH
    Inventor: Manfred Neumeier
  • Patent number: 8857821
    Abstract: A manually actuated robotic tool changer includes a first housing having a generally cylindrical piston with a central axis partially extending from the first housing, the piston rotatable about the axis. A plurality of tabs are disposed about the circumference of a portion of the piston extending from the first housing. A second housing has a bore to receive a portion of the piston. A plurality of locking lugs are disposed about the bore. The tool changer is manually actuated from an unlocked position wherein the piston assumes a position with respect to the first housing such that the extending portion of the piston may be moved within the bore with the tabs moving between the locking lugs, to a locked position wherein the piston is rotated with respect to the first housing such that the tabs move beneath the locking lugs to lock the first and second housings together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: ATI Industrial Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Allen Norton, Kenneth L. Potts
  • Patent number: 8696270
    Abstract: A cutting tool having a cutting head removably secured to a shank by frictional forces maintained between a male coupling member located in a female coupling member. Support surfaces of the male coupling member engage support walls of the female coupling member. The support surfaces lie on a common cylinder having a larger diameter than a common cylinder on which the support walls lie. The support walls are located on a circumferentially continuous bore wall of the female coupling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shim'on Shitrit, Hanoch Guy
  • Patent number: 8678723
    Abstract: A throw-away rotating tool improves workability of detaching a throw-away tip and prevents from damaging a body. In the throw-away tool, a convex connection for the throw-away tip has protrusions, each of the protrusion includes a sliding contact portion detachably fitted into the inner peripheral groove recessed in the inner peripheral wall of a body. The protrusion has a first tilt portion continuous to the sliding contact portion. In detaching the throw-away tip from the body, the first tilt portion rotates ahead of the sliding contact portion, and a standing portion is elastically deformed due to a wedge effect of the first tilt portion. As a result, the protrusion can be gently removed from the inner peripheral groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: OSG Corporation
    Inventors: Jiro Osawa, Takuma Aoyama, Tasuku Itoh
  • Patent number: 8668413
    Abstract: A coupler for a quick change rotary cutting tool assembly allowing a cutter to be quickly and releasably coupled to a shank wherein the coupler has a cylindrical portion with a threaded portion to engage the shank and a portion with a transverse groove with undercut walls to form recesses. The cutter has an anchor made as a disk with parallel flats which engage the recesses of the cylindrical portion to releasably secure the cutter to the shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Vladimir David Volokh
  • Patent number: 8641336
    Abstract: A tool holder. Implementations include a base unit which receives a shank of a cutting tool. A dowel movably coupled to the base unit engages an indentation in the shank under spring bias force to removably couple the cutting tool with the base unit. A sleeve slidably couples over the base unit, the sliding of which causes the dowel to ride in a first slot in the base unit and simultaneously in a second slot in the sleeve, causing the dowel to engage the indentation when the sleeve is slid in one direction and disengage the indentation when the sleeve is slid the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventor: Charles A. Van Horssen
  • Patent number: 8607399
    Abstract: A quick release attachment for a power tool having a rotatable spindle includes a pad assembly and a quick release connector adapted to join the pad assembly to the spindle. The pad assembly includes a mounting plate and a pad affixed to at least one side of the mounting plate, wherein the pad includes a primary material that is either metal, stone, ceramic, fiber, sand, nylon or polypropylene, and the mounting plate includes a central aperture. The mounting plate aperture further comprises a circular ring disposed therein and has a t-shaped key extending diametrically across the aperture. The t-shaped key comprises a magnetically attractive material. The quick release connector has a main body adapted to fixedly engage the spindle. The connector further has a head end extending from the main body and having a circular cross-section sized to engage the circular ring. The head end further has a slot sized to engage the t-shaped key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventor: Richard T. Umbrell
  • Patent number: 8511948
    Abstract: A tool clamping mechanism connects a first member to a second member. The first member has a cylindrical stem with a coupling tooth projecting from the stem. The second member has a clamping cavity formed by the union of a gripping bore and an access hole. The access hole has an access bore and a tooth access hole formed to accommodate the stem and the coupling tooth respectively. The stem diameter of the stem is larger than the gripping bore diameter of the gripping bore. The clamping cavity further has a coupling recess for accommodating the coupling tooth. The coupling recess has a drive surface for engaging a driven surface located on the coupling tooth to create a force which pushes the stem from the access bore into the gripping bore and helps prevent separation of the two members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hanoch Guy
  • Patent number: 8505893
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool holder with a tool holding fixture, in particular a clamping chuck such as a contracting chuck, a draw-in collect chuck, a hydraulic expanding chuck and a high-precision chuck, and a shank of a tool, in particular a rotary tool, accommodated in it, wherein the tool holder contains a means for preventing the tool from being pulled out, locking it against axial displacement. This pull-out preventing unit comprises at least one locking element and at least one locking groove, which corresponds to the said locking element, receives it and interacts with it in a positively locking manner. In this case, both the locking element and the locking groove are formed at least partly in the manner of a ball head. Preferably, the tool has the locking grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Franz Haimer Maschinenbau KG
    Inventor: Franz Haimer
  • Patent number: 8322727
    Abstract: A quick change system for quench press tooling is disclosed. The system including an upper adapter subassembly, an inner bottom adapter, and an outer bottom adapter, the upper adapter subassembly configured for attachment to a machine and the bottom adapters configured for mechanical attachment to the tooling of the machine. The upper adapter assembly further including an inner top adapter having a plurality of notches radially along the outer diameter of the inner top adapter, an inner collar having a plurality of radially inwardly extending tabs at top and bottom ends of the inner collar, a ring shaped holding plate having a series of bolt holes, an outer top adapter in communication with the holding plate, having a notched outwardly extending flange lip, and an outer collar having an outwardly extending lip at a top end and a sidewall extending perpendicularly downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph D. Tigue, Christopher W. Preuss
  • Publication number: 20110194907
    Abstract: A tool clamping mechanism connects a first member to a second member. The first member has a cylindrical stem with a coupling tooth projecting from the stem. The second member has a clamping cavity formed by the union of a gripping bore and an access hole. The access hole has an access bore and a tooth access hole formed to accommodate the stem and the coupling tooth respectively. The stem diameter of the stem is larger than the gripping bore diameter of the gripping bore. The clamping cavity further has a coupling recess for accommodating the coupling tooth. The coupling recess has a drive surface for engaging a driven surface located on the coupling tooth to create a force which pushes the stem from the access bore into the gripping bore and helps prevent separation of the two members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Iscar, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hanoch Guy
  • Patent number: 7992878
    Abstract: Embodiments of a drive shaft collet adapted for linking a surgical drive shaft to a surgical instrument so that the instrument may be driven by the drive shaft are disclosed. The collet includes a helically-swept cutout which forces a received shaft to be rotated into alignment during insertion. Collectively, the drive shaft collet and shaft are designed to avoid the need for multiple attempts at inserting the shaft into the collet in order to align the flats on the shaft with the flats on the collet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc
    Inventor: Mark C. Dace
  • Patent number: 7832495
    Abstract: A tool assembly provided with a housing defining a chamber, and a reciprocating work tool arranged in the chamber, is disclosed. A tool retention member has an aperture through which the work tool extends. Engaging structure including mutually engaging protrusions on the housing and the tool retention member is configured to permit engagement of the tool retention member with the housing by relative rotation of the tool retention member and the housing. Retention structure on the work tool is configured to prevent removal of the work tool from the housing when the tool retention member is engaged with the housing. A locking structure is configured to lock the tool retention member and housing against relative rotation. A prestressing structure is located between the protrusions on the housing and a portion of the tool retention member and is configured to urge the tool retention member away from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventor: Lauritz Phillip Pillers, II
  • Patent number: 7657960
    Abstract: A quick release attachment for a power buffer having a rotatable spindle includes a buffing pad assembly and a quick release connector adapted to join the buffing pad assembly to the spindle. The buffing pad assembly includes a mounting plate and a buffing pad affixed to either side of the mounting plate. The mounting plate and the buffing pads each have respective aligned central apertures. The mounting plate aperture further comprises a circular ring disposed therein and has a pin extending diametrically across the aperture. The pin comprises a magnetically attractive material. The quick release connector has a main body adapted to fixedly engage the spindle. The connector further has a head end extending from the main body and having a circular cross-section sized to engage the circular ring. The head end further has a slot sized to engage the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Inventor: Richard T. Umbrell
  • Patent number: 7584971
    Abstract: A workpiece clamping system with a machine spindle and a clamping chuck has a bayonet lock with projections. The bayonet lock is closed by insertion and turning. The bayonet lock can be clamped or locked, whereby parts of the projections are movable and exert a locking force on the other projections. A bayonet lock can be placed internally or externally on the workpiece clamping system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Hainbuch GmbH Spannende Technik
    Inventor: Hans-Michael Weller
  • Patent number: 7484736
    Abstract: A rotary tool accessory includes a body defining an axis of rotation and having a work piece contacting surface and a drive portion. The body has defined therein a body opening including a first opening portion and a second opening portion. The rotary tool accessory further includes an insert located within at least the second body opening. The first opening portion is contained within a space during rotation of the body about the axis. Both the drive portion and the second opening portion are advanced through a path during rotation of the body about the axis, the path being located outside of the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Allemann, Edward G. Ennis, Vera Maras, Jose Nieto
  • Patent number: 7438139
    Abstract: A tool assembly (10), for example a hydraulic or pneumatic hammer assembly, includes a housing (11) defining a chamber (16), a removable reciprocating work tool (20) arranged in the chamber, and a tool retention member (80) having an aperture through which the work tool extends. The housing (11) includes an engaging structure (50) which permits the engagement of the tool retention member (80) with the housing by relative rotation of the tool retention member and housing. The work tool (20) is provided with retention structure (44) such as a retaining flange which prevents the removal of the work tool from the housing when the tool retention member is engaged with the housing. At least some of the disclosed embodiments may eliminate the need for a retainer pin, thereby allowing the work tool to rotate, possibly avoiding wear, increasing tool life and simplifying tool replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Lauritz Phillip Pillers, II
  • Patent number: 7380612
    Abstract: An electric power tool is provided which prevents malfunction with excellent operability even when one operation mode among various modes is selectable. In a gear case of a housing, there are provided a clutch switching groove which engages with a connecting projection of a clutch switching lever, a slit which guides a guide body having a stepped pin which penetrates an impact switching groove to engage with an auxiliary ring, and a percussion switching groove which engages with a connecting projection of a percussion switching lever. In addition, a switching case is externally provided, so that combination of sliding positions of each switching member can be changed. As the switching case can be operated by a switching button, any of all operation modes, which are, a drill mode, an impact mode, a percussion drill mode, and a clutch mode can be selected with the switching button only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Takefumi Furuta
  • Patent number: 7229078
    Abstract: A surgical tool holder comprises a shank having first driveable end and second coupling end, the second end comprising a coupling device having interfaces for mating with corresponding structures on the inside of a hollow surgical tool, a first interface mating with a centering structure near a base end of the tool and a second interface mating with a second structure adjacent to a forward end of the tool, the tool being held in functional assembly to the shank by a releasable locking mechanism comprised of a locking sleeve slideably disposed about the shank, a spring biased against the coupling device by the locking sleeve, and a connection device retaining the locking sleeve in a fixed position during use, whereupon release of the connection device enables quick disassembly of the locking sleeve, spring and coupling device for cleaning and component sterilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Precimed S.A.
    Inventor: André Lechot
  • Patent number: 7210212
    Abstract: A bayonet collet pickup tool includes a collet chuck having a collet portion including a bore disposed therein. A collet is held in the bore and is operable therein. A bayonet cap is mounted to an outer surface of the collet chuck proximate the bore. The bayonet cap includes a tubular socket concentric with the bore, at least one pair of diametrically opposed linear slots adjacent the socket, and a circular ledge adjacent the socket and perpendicular to the slots. A part including a shaft and at least one pair of diametrically opposed pins projecting from the shaft is receivable in the bayonet cap and the bore. Rotating the collet chuck while the pins are level with the ledge and then closing the collet releasably retains the part in the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Yhu-Tin Lin
  • Patent number: 7004692
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool has a cutting head, a screw member and a tool shank. The cutting head has an axially directed through bore with locking wings protruding from the bore surface. Each locking wing having a sloping locking surface and stopper with a stop surface. The screw member has outwardly radially protruding clamping wings each having a sloping clamping surface, and an associated side abutment surface. The screw member is in threaded engagement with the tool shank, with the clamping wings and locking wings aligned in pairs with the locking and clamping surfaces of each pair in abutment, and with each stop surface in abutment with a given side abutment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Iscar Ltd.
    Inventor: Gil Hecht
  • Patent number: 6942437
    Abstract: A rotary milling cutter has a cutter body mountable on an adapter. A first side of the adapter is provided with circumferentially arranged drive pins centered about a centrally positioned, conically tapered male locating member. A first side of the cutter body is provided with circumferentially arranged drive grooves centered about a centrally positioned, conically tapered female locating member. The drive pins have a base portion connected to a head portion while the drive grooves have an insertion portion connected to a retaining portion. During assembly, the first side of cutter body and the first side of the adapter are first moved into an initial mating position in which the drive pins enter the insertion portions of the drive grooves and the male locating member enters the female locating member. The cutter body is then rotated relative to the adapter such that the drive pins enter the retaining portions of the grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company
    Inventors: Frank R. Ripley, Jay C. Bilyeu
  • Patent number: 6935636
    Abstract: Rotatable tool coupled to support body, and drive shaft detachably mounted to rotatable tool, such that rotatable tool is drivable in a working direction, in which support body includes an inlet opening defined by at least three eccentric segments and drive shaft includes an immersion area structured and arranged for insertion into the central inlet opening. Immersion area includes at least three longitudinal ribs arranged to project radially outwardly and symmetrically distributed on a circumference of the immersion area, and longitudinal ribs include thread-cutting segments. After inserting immersion area into cylindrical inlet, longitudinal ribs are rotated relative to the support body, whereby thread-cutting segments at least partially cut threads into the at least three eccentric segments to couple drive shaft to support body. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: WASAG- Tool AG
    Inventor: Max Bobst