Having Axial, Core-receiving Central Portion Patents (Class 408/204)
  • Patent number: 8794881
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drilling tool having a large drill, in particular a core drill, in which a center drill is guided in an axially flexible or movable manner, with the axial movement of said center drill relative to said large drill being limited by at least one limit stop, wherein at least one pin that is supported on the large drill, the shaft thereof or a transition therebetween, extends toward the center drill, and the pin (24) is formed at an attachment body (26) comprising a contact surface (46) that abuts on a counter contact surface (52) of the drilling tool (10) and in particular has at least partially a larger lateral extension than the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: DreBo Werkzeug Fabrik GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Zürn, Martin Stumpp
  • Patent number: 8794880
    Abstract: A core cutter includes a tubular body portion and a plurality of cutting blades arranged at a tip end of the body portion at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction. At least one cutting blade serves as an inner cutting blade, and the remaining cutting blades serve as outer cutting blades. Through grooves penetrate a tip end of the body portion to open toward a tip end side of the core cutter. Each of the cutting blades having the same circumferential-direction size as the through groove. Gullets are configured to discharge the chips, each of the gullets formed by an outer peripheral surface. The cutting blades are welded to through grooves such that a radially inner end of an axial-direction tip end portion of each of the cutting blades coincides with or substantially coincides with a peripheral surface of an axial-direction tip end portion of the gullet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Miyanaga
    Inventor: Masaaki Miyanaga
  • Patent number: 8790052
    Abstract: A bolt on drive assembly for a core drill which utilizes an improved high strength spoked reinforcer mounted beneath a disc. The disc and high strength spoke reinforcer are removably mounted on the tube by bolt fasteners. A drive connection is removably mounted and centrally located on a outer disc of the pair of discs. The drive connection is adapted to connect with a drive shaft to cause rotation of the tube. The system can also include a split in the disc when the high strength spoked reinforcer is not welded thereto thereby providing a means of water control. The high strength spoked reinforcer can be a separate piece that is bolted to the disc or can be integrally formed as one piece therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Western Saw
    Inventor: Anthony Baratta
  • Patent number: 8777528
    Abstract: A outer diameter shaft reducer tool includes a cutter head and main body capable of assembly together through the use of a pair of set screws. The assembly can then easily be connected to a hand-held drill through a common extension thereby allowing for the provision of automated rotation of the cutting assembly. To reduce the outside diameter of a shaft, a user inserts the bar or rod into a lumen within the main body and applies pressure to cause a number of cutting teeth to engage the end portion of the bar or rod near the outer portion of the end face. As the teeth cut, the outside diameter of the shaft is thereby reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventor: Ronald Anthony Polizzi
  • Patent number: 8770897
    Abstract: A compact assembly for aligning a coring tool relative to a pipe sidewall. The coring tool includes a hollow, cylindrical hole saw mounted to an arbor that has an elongated pilot shaft centered in the hole saw. The assembly is made up of a base plate that is attachable to the pipe sidewall. In one embodiment, a tubular sleeve is mounted to the base plate and has a bore diameter sized for receiving the pilot shaft as the hole saw is advanced toward and saws through the pipe wall, and the entire assembly is sized to fit inside the hole saw as the hole saw saws through the pipe sidewall. In another embodiment, the base plate is configured for use with pipe sidewalls that include outwardly protruding ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Frank P. Martin
  • Patent number: 8753049
    Abstract: A cutting tool is designed to prevent chip packing. The cutting tool includes a body that rotates about an axis center, a hole portion that is open in a tip end surface of the body, a wall portion that is formed of the hole portion and an outer circumferential surface of the body, a notch portion that is communicated with the hole portion, and a blade portion that is formed or held at a portion where the notch portion intersects with the tip end surface of the wall portion. The blade portion includes an inner side surface that passes through an inner end portion of a bottom blade and intersects with a rake surface through a ridge line. The inner side surface is inclined so that a distance between the inner side surface and the axis center is increased towards a direction opposite to the rotational direction of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignees: OSG Corporation, BTT Corporation
    Inventors: Jiro Osawa, Norihiro Masuda, Wataru Aoki
  • Patent number: 8753048
    Abstract: A hole saw that includes a saw body including a circular cutting edge having a cutting edge diameter, and the saw body is coupled to a guide member for rotation with the guide member. A pilot is coupled to the guide member for movement relative to the guide member and the saw body, and the pilot includes an outer guide surface having a diameter that increases in a direction from a second end portion of the guide member toward a first end portion of the guide member. The pilot is coupled to the guide member such that at least a portion of the outer guide surface extends past the circular cutting edge of the saw body in a direction from the first end portion of the guide member toward the second end portion of the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Naughton
  • Patent number: 8721236
    Abstract: A power tool arbor assembly includes an arbor; an actuating member located at a second end of the arbor; and a friction member located at the second end of the arbor, the friction member being axially movable along the second end of the arbor. The friction member has a first axial position when no power tool accessory is attached to the second end of the arbor, the friction member being moveable toward a first end of the arbor from the first axial position to a second axial position in response to contact between the power tool accessory and the friction member, and the friction member being moveable toward the first end of the arbor from the second axial position to a third axial position when the actuating member is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Austin J. Kazda, Michael S. Steele, Douglas W. Allen
  • Patent number: 8714889
    Abstract: The problem of penetrating through nets and other objects is solved by cutting the object using concentric cutters in which a rotatable cutter having floating teeth rotates concentrically about a stationary cutter having fixed teeth. The object is cut by a severing action caused by the floating teeth of the rotatable cutter sliding against the fixed teeth of the stationary cutter. Embodiments of the invention include a UUV system for penetrating through fishing nets and other objects, concentric cutting assemblies for use in the UUV system and other systems, and a method for penetrating through fishing nets and other objects. A UUV system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention has a concentric cutting assembly at the forward end and a propulsor at the aft end. The concentric cutting assembly integrates seamlessly within the UUV housing and is deployed from the forward end of the UUV, enabling the UUV to quickly and efficiently penetrate through objects blocking its path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Adaptive Methods, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Allensworth, Conrad Zeglin, James Wiggins
  • Publication number: 20140112728
    Abstract: A bolt on drive assembly for a core drill which utilizes an improved high strength spoked reinforcer mounted beneath a disc. The disc and high strength spoke reinforcer are removably mounted on the tube by bolt fasteners. A drive connection is removably mounted and centrally located on a outer disc of the pair of discs. The drive connection is adapted to connect with a drive shaft to cause rotation of the tube. The system can also include a split in the disc when the high strength spoked reinforcer is not welded thereto thereby providing a means of water control. The high strength spoked reinforcer can be a separate piece that is bolted to the disc or can be integrally formed as one piece therewith. An adapter is provided that allows for standard drilling that fits into a recess in the center hub and is removable to expose the recess for attachment to a specialized drill motor, such as an A-flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: WESTERN SAW MANUFACTURERS, INC.
    Inventor: Anthony Baratta
  • Publication number: 20140102276
    Abstract: Saw blades, including band saw blades, reciprocating saw blades, hole saw blades and hand hack saw blades, are made from a bi-metal strip. The bi-metal strip includes a cutting edge defined by a plurality of cutting teeth that is welded to an axially-elongated carbon or spring steel backing. The cutting edge is formed of a high speed steel alloy consisting essentially of: about 8/10% to about 1% carbon, up to about 45/100% silicon, up to about 4/10% manganese, up to about 3/100% phosphorous, up to about 3/100% sulfur, about 4% to about 6% cobalt, about 3% to about 5% chromium, about 4-1/2% to about 5-1/2% molybdenum, about 1% to about 2-1/2% vanadium, about 5-1/2% to about 7% tungsten, and about 74% to about 78-1/2% iron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Irwin Industrial Tool company
    Inventors: Mark J. Wysk, Arthur C. Reardon
  • Patent number: 8696268
    Abstract: An apparatus for enlarging an existing hole in an object includes a separate hole saw with a center pilot shaft. A guide tube with a disk attached at one end inserts into the preexisting hole in the object and receives a bridging web with a plurality of tapered radial arms cumulatively forming a cone shape on the other end. The space between the bridging web and the disk is reduced by a threaded fitting to clamp the guide tube on the object within the existing hole. When the cone-shaped web wedges into the pre-existing hole, the guide tube is moved toward the axis of the pre-existing hole. The bore of the guide tube slideably receives the pilot member to guide the hole saw to rotate coaxially relative to the bore when cutting the second hole. A flat web may be used for non-coaxial cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Office Depot, Inc.
    Inventors: Grant John Bell, James Watson
  • Patent number: 8684641
    Abstract: An assembly includes a hole saw, an arbor, a collar and a nut. The hole saw is formed from a back plate and a skirt which has a cutting edge on its free end. A passageway is provided through the hole saw. The arbor is rotatably mounted to the hole saw and extends through the passageway. The collar is nonrotatably mounted on the arbor. The collar has a protrusion extending from an end face thereof. A nut is rotatably mounted on the arbor. The collar is trapped between the nut and the hole saw. The nut directly bears against the end face and the protrusion of the collar, which causes the nut to cock relative to the collar. As a result, the nut does not easily come loose on the arbor, even during aggressive use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Greenlee Textron Inc.
    Inventor: Wilbur Keith Moffatt
  • Patent number: 8657037
    Abstract: A core retaining device is provided for use with a core drill bit, which is adapted to cut a core from a material such as concrete. The core retaining device includes a core attachment mechanism for releasably connecting the core retaining device to the core. A bearing is connected to the core attachment mechanism and allows the drill bit to rotate while the core attachment mechanism remains statically connected to the core. A biasing arrangement operably connects between the drill bit and the core via the bearing, and axially biases the core away from the material preventing the core from slipping from the drill bit. The core retaining device further includes at least one auxiliary safety feature such as extensions which extend laterally outward from the drill bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventor: Vidik Noiman
  • Patent number: 8647032
    Abstract: A hole saw includes a depth stop for limiting the depth of penetration of the hole saw into a workpiece. The blade of the hole saw includes a plurality of slots, one of which is used to receive the depth stop. The depth stop is mounted to the blade by positioning a portion of the depth stop within the slot and sliding the depth stop from an unsecured position to a secured position. Once in the secured position, a locking member is moved within the depth stop to secure the depth stop in place. In use, the blade is advanced through the workpiece until the depth stop contacts the proximal surface of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: William Nordlin, Wilbur Keith Moffatt
  • Patent number: 8647030
    Abstract: A core drilling system is disclosed herein in which a torque tube has a groove or keyway which receives a rotating wheel or key to prevent a transmission box and motor from rotating during drilling operation. As such, the operator does not need to hold a stabilizing arm to resist counter rotational forces during the drilling process. The operator may focus on the hole to be cut in a substrate. Additionally, a torque tube stabilizing leg assembly may be secured to the free distal end portion of the torque tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Inventors: C. Warren Duncan, Anders Johnsen
  • Publication number: 20140030036
    Abstract: A mechanical cutting device cuts twisted strips of foods such as potatoes. The device comprises twisted cutting tubes, each having a ring secured at a distance from the cutting end. A plurality of such tubes may be arranged in an array, which may be supported by plates having an array of tube-supporting orifices. The cutting tubes are supported for rotation in such manner that, when force is exerted on the tubes to insert the tubes into the food, the tubes rotate as they cut into the food obtaining as result twisted strips of food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: The Last Twist, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge Antonio Alcala LOPEZ, Ernest O. EVANS
  • Publication number: 20140023446
    Abstract: A hole saw includes a cylindrical body disposed along an axis of rotation with a side wall extending axially from a cap end to a cutting end. The cutting end includes a plurality of cutting teeth. A cap includes a rim portion seated on the cap end and an axially extending portion extending into the cylindrical body from the cap end. The side wall defines an aperture including a first slot portion and a second slot portion disposed closer to the cap end than the first slot portion. A wall of the second slot portion nearest the cap end is between approximately 0.010 inches and approximately 0.120 inches axially offset from the axially extending portion of the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Geoffrey R. Piller, Jason M. Thom, Ryan J. Malloy, Todd A. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20140023447
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a generally cylindrical body, a plurality of cutting teeth formed on the generally cylindrical body, a plurality of non-cutting protrusions formed on the generally cylindrical body, and a plurality of gullets formed on the generally cylindrical body. Each gullet is formed between one of the plurality of cutting teeth and one of the plurality of non-cutting protrusions. Each gullet has a base and a gullet depth measured from the base to a tip of a corresponding cutting tooth. Each non-cutting protrusion is located approximately halfway between the tips of two adjacent cutting teeth and has a height that is at most about 75% of the gullet depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Jason M. Thom, Geoffrey R. Piller, Ryan J. Malloy
  • Patent number: 8628277
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a workpiece supplying member, a positioning mechanism, a transportation robot, and an annular cutting blade. The workpiece supplying member includes a number of slots for receiving a number of plate-shaped workpieces therein. The positioning mechanism includes a number of side surfaces and a number of recesses. The transportation robot is configured for unloading a workpiece from the workpiece supplying member, transporting the workpiece from the workpiece supplying member to the positioning mechanism, and loading the workpiece on the positioning mechanism. The positioning mechanism is rotatable about the central axis such that one of the side faces can be selectively oriented to face the transportation robot so as to load the workpiece transported by the transportation robot in the corresponding recess. The cutting blade is configured for cutting a workpiece loaded on the positioning mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shao-Kai Pei
  • Patent number: 8613577
    Abstract: An outer peripheral surface of a tip end portion of the core body has a tapered surface which is thinner toward the tip end and is edged at the tip end. Recesses 2B are formed at an opening peripheral edge of the tip end portion to attach cutting chips 3. A portion of the core body 2 which is adjacent to a forward portion of each of the recesses in the rotational direction is bent radially inward. Each of the cutting chips 3 has a stepped portion such that a radially inner portion 3a of a forward end portion protrudes forward and a radially outer portion of the forward end portion recedes rearward. A radially inner portion of a rearward end portion of the stepped portion is located forward and a radially outer portion of the rearward end portion is located rearward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Miyanaga
    Inventor: Masaaki Miyanaga
  • Patent number: 8608413
    Abstract: A shank attachment device attaches a core drill to a rotating portion of a drill device and includes an arbor and a shank. The arbor is detachably attachable to the rotating portion. The arbor and the shank are detachably attachable to each other. The shank is detachably attachable to the core drill. A stopper engages a groove of the shank to stop a movement of the shank in an axial direction away from the arbor. A rotational torque of the arbor can be transmitted to the shank by engaging a first engaging portion of the arbor with a first engaged portion of the shank. The shank contacts the arbor to stop the movement of the shank in the axial direction toward the arbor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Miyanaga
    Inventor: Masaaki Miyanaga
  • Patent number: 8579555
    Abstract: A hole cutter has a cylindrical blade body including a cutting edge and one or more axially-elongated apertures formed within a side wall of the blade body. The axially-elongated aperture is configured to receive a lever, such as a screwdriver, therethrough. Each axially-elongated aperture includes a first fulcrum axially spaced adjacent to the cutting edge, a second fulcrum axially spaced further away from the cutting edge than the first fulcrum, and optionally a third fulcrum axially spaced between the first and second fulcrums. A lever, such as a screwdriver, can be inserted into the aperture and placed against each of the fulcrums to lever slugs out of the interior of the blade body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Joseph Thomas Novak, Matthew Christopher Green
  • Patent number: 8579554
    Abstract: A hole cutter has a cylindrical blade body including a cutting edge and one or more axially-elongated apertures formed within a side wall of the blade body. The axially-elongated aperture is configured to receive a lever, such as a screwdriver, therethrough. Each axially-elongated aperture includes a first fulcrum axially spaced adjacent to the cutting edge, a second fulcrum axially spaced further away from the cutting edge than the first fulcrum, and a third fulcrum axially spaced between the first and second fulcrums. A lever, such as a screwdriver, can be inserted into the aperture and placed against each of the fulcrums to lever slugs out of the interior of the blade body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Joseph Thomas Novak, Matthew Christopher Green
  • Patent number: 8573907
    Abstract: A hole cutter for cutting a work piece, such as a wood and/or metal work piece, has a substantially cylindrical blade body defining a wall thickness within the range of about 0.032 inch to about 0.038 inch, and a cutting edge formed on one end of the blade body including a plurality of teeth defining an average tooth pitch within the range of about 3.5 TPI to about 5.5 TPI for cutting the work piece and forming chips therefrom. The substantially cylindrical blade body and cutting edge define an average tooth pitch to blade body thickness ratio of at least about 110.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Kalomeris, Joseph Thomas Novak, William B. Korb, Christopher F. Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20130280000
    Abstract: A separating Hole Saw with an off-center locking system is disclosed. The ability to rotate and release the top section, with its attached tapered pilot bit, from the circular saw blade allows for the ease of extraction of that pilot bit from the sawed material, while at the same time provides access to the top of that sawed material. This access offers easy removal of the material that remains within the cavity of the circular saw blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: Phillip Clark Frey
  • Patent number: 8511947
    Abstract: A cutting device includes a fixing plate, a revolving cylinder, an annular cutting blade, and an ejection bar. The fixing plate defines a first through hole. The revolving cylinder is threadedly engaged in the first through hole and defines a second through hole. The cutting blade defines a third through hole and is attached to the revolving cylinder. The revolving cylinder is rotatable relative to the fixing plate to move the cutting blade between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position, the cutting blade cuts a surface of the workpiece to create a round blind crack in the surface thereof, a portion of the workpiece being surrounded by the blind crack. In the retracted position, the cutting blade is moved away from the workpiece. The ejection bar is configured for pushing the surrounded portion out of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shao-Kai Pei
  • Publication number: 20130149059
    Abstract: A saw blade has a cutting edge including a plurality of teeth with a tip, a clearance surface on one side of the tip, a rake face on an opposite side of the tip relative to the clearance surface, a gullet, and a substantially flat or non-curvilinear projection between the rake face and the gullet projecting outwardly relative to the rake face. The projection is inclined at an acute angle relative to a plane extending between the tips of consecutive unset teeth, with an inner end adjacent to the rake face at least about 25/1000 inch below the tip and an outer end adjacent to the gullet. The distance between the inner and the outer ends in a direction substantially parallel to the plane extending between the tips of at least two teeth is less than about 65/1000 inch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventor: Mark T. Cranna
  • Patent number: 8459381
    Abstract: Implementations of the present invention include drilling tools having axially-tapered waterways that can increase flushing and bit life, while also decreasing clogging. According to some implementations of the present invention, the waterways can be radially tapered in addition to being axially tapered. The axially-tapered waterways can include notches extending into the cutting face of the drilling tools and/or slots enclosed within the crown of the drilling tools. Implementations of the present invention also include drilling systems including drilling tools having axially-tapered waterways, and methods of forming drilling tools having axially-tapered waterways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Longyear TM, Inc.
    Inventors: Cody A. Pearce, Michael D. Rupp, Christian M. Lambert
  • Patent number: 8453766
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting core samples includes an outer tube having an open end and a cover removably mounted to the open end; a core tube slidable into and out of the outer tube when the cover is removed from the outer tube; and a supporting structure between the core tube and the outer tube. The supporting structure supports the core tube within the outer tube with the core tube spaced from contact with an inner wall of the outer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Intevep, S.A.
    Inventors: Leonardo Graterol, Juan Ramos, Ricardo Rojas, Richard Rengifo, George Quercia
  • Patent number: 8444353
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a tool body having a first end engageable with a workpiece and a second end engageable with a spindle of a power tool. A blade extends outwardly from the first end of the tool body and including a cutting edge, the cutting edge being engageable with a workpiece to cut the workpiece. A bit, including a drive shaft and a cutting end extends along an axis of the tool body. The drive shaft extends axially outwardly beyond the first end of the tool body and terminates at the cutting end. The cutting end has a maximum cross-sectional width greater than a maximum cross-sectional width of the drive shaft, and an axial distance from the first end of the tool body to the cutting end is greater than a maximum cutting depth of the cutting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Abhijeet Khangar, Jeffrey M. Zeiler
  • Patent number: 8443972
    Abstract: A method of packaging a hole saw includes positioning a circular cutting edge portion of the hole saw against a surface of a base member of a hang tag assembly. The base member includes a post that extends from the surface into a hollow interior defined by the hole saw. A cap member of the hang tag assembly is positioned adjacent a mounting portion of the hole saw. The cap member includes a stem and a display card portion. The stem is advanced through a bore defined in the mounting portion and into the hollow interior of the hole saw. The post is then secured to the stem within the hollow interior of the hole saw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Melvin A. Pendergraph, Crystal Williams, Arrik Kim
  • Patent number: 8434976
    Abstract: A holesaw mandrel assembly has a mandrel with a first shanking end, a body, and a second extending end that includes a threaded spud to receive a holesaw. A first member is secured on the second end. The first member is axially slidable on the second end. The first member also includes a friction surface to contact the holesaw. The friction surface moves between a first engaging position and a second disengaging position. A mechanism on the mandrel moves the friction surface between its engaged and disengaged positions. The mechanism includes a biased collar and a bearing race. A mating connection enables rotation of the collar which, in turn, enables the friction surface to move between its engaged and disengaged positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Kelleher
  • Publication number: 20130101366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an article device and method for removing a broken or bound fastener from an opposing hole in an object such as a piece of machinery or an automotive or mechanical piece of equipment. The present invention provides an elongated and hollow bit having an inner diameter to match and closely straddle the diameter of the elongated portion (e.g., threaded portion) of the fastener. The article of the present invention may be coupled to a drill via an optional adaptor and/or shank. The method of the present invention may further include predrilling the hole removing the head of the fastener and/or rethreading the hole once the fastener is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: Mark Sanders
  • Patent number: 8413307
    Abstract: A method of engaging a fastener may include attaching a guide assembly to a structure. The guide assembly may include a first arm, a second arm, and a head assembly mounted to an end of the first arm. The method may further include threadably engaging a tool sleeve to the head assembly, coupling a tool to the tool sleeve, and adjusting and clamping the angular orientation of the second arm relative to the first arm using a swivel mechanism. The method may additionally include engaging the tool to a fastener, rotating the tool sleeve relative to the head assembly, and applying a down force to the fastener in response to rotating the tool sleeve to move the tool axially relative to the head assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael D. Katzenberger, Ike C. Schevers, Anthony P. Slade, David L. Fritsche, James A. Hammond, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8366356
    Abstract: An arbor for quick change and standard hole cutters, wherein each hole cutter includes a central aperture and at least one drive pin aperture. The arbor comprises an arbor body including an end portion engageable within the central aperture, a drive shank opposite the end portion for engaging a power tool, and an aperture for receiving a pilot bit. The arbor further comprises a drive pin plate and/or collar having at least one drive pin receivable in a corresponding drive pin aperture of the hole saw for drivingly engaging the hole saw. The arbor, in at least one embodiment, further comprises a pilot bit mechanism for engaging and releasing a quick change or standard pilot bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Joseph Thomas Novak, James E. Pangerc
  • Patent number: 8360696
    Abstract: An arbor is provided for small diameter quick change and standard hole saws. Each hole saw defines an outer diameter of less than 1¼ inches, a central aperture and at least one drive pin recess. The arbor comprises an arbor body including an end portion engageable within the central aperture, and a drive member having at least one drive pin receivable in a corresponding drive pin recess of the hole saw for rotatably driving the hole saw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Charles M. O'Keefe, James E. Pangerc
  • Publication number: 20130022421
    Abstract: A coring bit accessory for a rotary tool is provided herein, including a shank for coupling with a rotary tool, a body including a generally cylindrical structure having a proximal end portion defining a leading rim, an abrasive ring bonded to or incorporated into the leading rim, and at least one abrasive strip bonded to or incorporated into the body and extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicants: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, ROBERT BOSCH TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Markwald, Joshua Barhittle, Timothy Baker
  • Patent number: 8353645
    Abstract: A counterbore bit having a blade with paired cutting edges along the distal end of the blade and a circular pilot with a serrated cutting edge positioned medially between the paired cutting edges can be positioned over an embedded nail or fastener and activated to free or clear the embedded nail by creating a pair of concentric bores around and about the nail thus facilitating its extraction by conventional means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Inventor: Craig M. Laun
  • Patent number: 8328476
    Abstract: An arbor is provided for small diameter quick change and standard hole cutters. Each hole cutter defines an outer diameter of less than 1¼ inches, a central aperture and at least one drive pin recess. The arbor comprises an arbor body including an end portion engageable within the central aperture, and a drive member having at least one drive pin for engaging a corresponding drive pin recess of the hole cutter for rotatably driving the hole cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Charles M. O'Keefe, Joseph Thomas Novak, James E. Pangerc
  • Patent number: 8328475
    Abstract: An arbor assembly for connecting a cutting tool to a power tool includes a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and having an end portion configured to couple to the cutting tool, and a plate surrounding a portion of the shaft adjacent to the end portion. The plate has a first surface configured to engage the cutting tool when the cutting tool is coupled to the shaft and a second surface substantially opposite the first surface. The plate is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the shaft. The arbor assembly also includes a wedge member positioned adjacent to the second surface of the plate and defining an opening to receive a portion of the shaft. The wedge member is movable relative to the plate from a first position, in which the plate is inhibited from moving along the longitudinal axis away from the end portion, to a second position, in which the plate is movable along the longitudinal axis away from the end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Naughton, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz
  • Patent number: 8328474
    Abstract: An arbor is provided for both quick change and standard hole saws. Each hole saw includes a central aperture and at least one drive pin aperture. The arbor comprises an arbor body including an end portion engageable within the central aperture, a drive shank opposite the end portion for engaging a power tool, and an axially extending pilot bit aperture for receiving either a quick change pilot bit or standard pilot bit. The arbor further comprises a drive pin plate having at least one drive pin receivable in a corresponding drive pin aperture of the hole saw for drivingly engaging the hole saw. The arbor further comprises a pilot bit mechanism having a first state for engaging a quick change pilot bit, a second state for engaging a standard pilot bit, and a third state for disengaging and releasing the inserted quick change or standard pilot bit from the arbor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: James E. Pangerc, Joseph Thomas Novak
  • Publication number: 20120224929
    Abstract: A cylindrical cutter comprises a base, a generally cylindrical wall, and at least one cutting tooth formed at least partially in the cylindrical wall. The cylindrical wall includes a rim. The cutting tooth has a tapered portion extending beyond the rim. The tapered portion includes a root and a free end. The root of the tapered portion is joined to the cylindrical wall at the rim and has a thickness equal to the cylindrical wall thickness. The tapered portion has an overall taper angle from the free end to the root of at least 3°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventor: James R. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8221037
    Abstract: A cutting tool for cutting a workpiece. The cutting tool can include a tool body having a first end and a second end and defining an axis extending through the first and second ends, a rim extending circumferentially around the first end of the tool body, and a blade having a base supported on the tool body for movement relative to the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventor: Roger D. Neitzell
  • Publication number: 20120163933
    Abstract: A core drilling machine having an axial extending hollow drill shaft supported rotatably in a housing and rotated by means of a drive unit; a coaxial tool holder receiving an axially displaceable drill bit, the tool holder having a locking mechanism securing the drill bit in a rotationally fixed manner to the hollow drill shaft; wherein the hollow drill shaft is suitable for receiving a shaft of an interchangeable centre drill, the centre drill axially supported against a first spring element; and an axial stop element preventing in a first position a complete displacement of the centre drill into the interior of the hollow drill shaft and allows in a second position a complete displacement of the centre drill into the interior of the hollow drill shaft; and an activation device for activating the first or second positions of the stop element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Boris Richt, Christian Stark, Nicasio Garifo
  • Publication number: 20120155979
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a tool body having a first end engageable with a workpiece and a second end engageable with a spindle of a power tool. A blade extends outwardly from the first end of the tool body and including a cutting edge, the cutting edge being engageable with a workpiece to cut the workpiece. A bit, including a drive shaft and a cutting end extends along an axis of the tool body. The drive shaft extends axially outwardly beyond the first end of the tool body and terminates at the cutting end. The cutting end has a maximum cross-sectional width greater than a maximum cross-sectional width of the drive shaft, and an axial distance from the first end of the tool body to the cutting end is greater than a maximum cutting depth of the cutting tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Abhijeet Khangar, Jeffrey M. Zeiler
  • Publication number: 20120148359
    Abstract: The invention relates to a drilling tool having a large drill, in particular a core drill, in which a center drill is guided in an axially flexible or movable manner, with the axial movement of said center drill relative to said large drill being limited by at least one limit stop, wherein at least one pin that is supported on the large drill, the shaft thereof or a transition therebetween, extends toward the center drill, and the pin (24) is formed at an attachment body (26) comprising a contact surface (46) that abuts on a counter contact surface (52) of the drilling tool (10) and in particular has at least partially a larger lateral extension than the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Alexander Zürn, Martin Stumpp
  • Publication number: 20120093599
    Abstract: A rotary cutting tool for use with a power tool includes a generally cylindrical body having a closed end and an open end, and a cutting portion formed at the open end of the generally cylindrical body. The cutting portion includes a plurality of main tooth bodies and a plurality of main gullet areas formed between the plurality of main tooth bodies. Each main tooth body includes a first secondary tooth having a first tip, a second secondary tooth having a second tip and a similar shape and size to the first secondary tooth, and a secondary gullet area formed between the first secondary tooth and the second secondary tooth. Each main gullet area is generally larger than each secondary gullet area. Each main tooth body only includes a single first secondary tooth and a single second secondary tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Evatt, Jim Pangerc
  • Patent number: 8147173
    Abstract: An adapter for operating a keyhole saw (10) on a driving machine includes a driving section (17; 117) for absorbing torque and a threaded section (18; 118) screwed into a threaded hole (20) in the keyhole saw (10). A driving segment (16; 116) is offset radially relative to the adapter axis and is inserted in a form-fit manner into a receiving hole (21) present in the keyhole saw (10). The driving segment (16; 116) is located in an axially extending manner on the end of a driving element (12; 112) which includes the driving element section (17; 117). The threaded section (17; 117) is formed on a threaded mandrel (13; 113) which is situated in the driving element (12; 112) and is non-detachably connected thereto. The threaded mandrel (13; 113) is held in the driving element (12; 112) in a rotatable manner to be axially displaceable to a limited extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Renato Goetz, Daniel Grolimund
  • Patent number: 8137036
    Abstract: A compact assembly for aligning a coring tool relative to a pipe sidewall. The coring tool includes a hollow, cylindrical hole saw mounted to an arbor that has an elongated pilot shaft centered in the hole saw. The assembly is made up of a base plate that is attachable to the pipe sidewall. A tubular sleeve is mounted to the base plate and has a bore diameter sized for receiving the pilot shaft as the hole saw is advanced toward and saws through the pipe wall, and the entire assembly is sized to fit inside the hole saw as the hole saw saws through the pipe sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sewer Tap Inc.
    Inventors: Tracy F. Wadley, Richard F. Keif