B25B23/0064

CLOSURE TOP DRIVER DEPTH LIMITER
20200397493 · 2020-12-24 ·

An apparatus to limit a seating depth of a fastener can include a cylindrical housing, a pin, a driver, and a biasing element. The cylindrical housing can include a proximal portion couplable to a tool, a distal portion engageable with a workpiece, and a bore extending from an opening on the distal portion towards the proximal portion along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The pin can be secured to the housing and can extend radially inward into the bore. The driver can be translatable within the bore of the housing and can extend beyond the opening on the distal portion to engage the fastener. The driver can include a slot that can be engageable with the pin to receive a torque from the pin and can rotate with the housing to transfer the torque to a fastener when the pin engages the slot.

Insert and system for providing a calibrated metering orifice

An insert for connecting first and second parts each having holes, the insert having a cylindrical sleeve and a core. The cylindrical sleeve having a central void and an outer diameter sized to fit into the hole in the first part. The central void having a uniform diameter across a length of the cylindrical sleeve. The core having a through-hole and a tapered outer wall such that when the core is pulled into the cylindrical sleeve, the cylindrical sleeve expands against the hole of the first part to secure the insert to the first part. The through-hole of the core having a threaded portion at a first end of the core to engage with a threaded fastener to secure the second part to the first part. The first end of the core is press-fit into the cylindrical sleeve.

POSITION INDICATOR TOOLS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

Position indicator tools systems and methods for use with an elongated adapter are disclosed. Tools are configurable to engage the distal end of the elongated adapter include a first member wherein the first member has a distal end and two projection elements positioned in a plane and a channel between the projection elements further wherein at least one of the first members has a notch at a distal end on a channel-facing side, a positioning member formed integrally with the first member wherein the positioning member has a linear marker on a first side, an angled marker on a second side, and a rocker positioned between the angled marker and the channel.

Fastener device with cam assembly

A fastener device is disclosed. The fastener device includes a hub defining a bore, an attachment shank including a proximal stop and distal bit received within the bore, a retainer releasably engagable with a proximal end of the hub and a defining a passageway for a proximal mounting end of the attachment shank, a biasing element engaged with the proximal stop, and a split cam assembly disposed within a distal end of the bore. The split cam assembly is biased toward a closed configuration for engaging and retaining the head of a fastener, and is pivotable upon distal advancement of the attachment shank and distal bit, against the head, to release the head from engagement with the split cam assembly.

METHODS FOR USING FASTENER INSTALLATION TOOLS

Methods for using installation tools are disclosed. Fastener installation tools engage the distal end of an elongated. Two projection elements positioned in a plane on the installation tool and a channel between the projection elements further are positionable to provide a marker for a user during use to achieve an optimal installation location.

Screw driving device for use with an impact driver
10821579 · 2020-11-03 ·

A screw driving device for an impact driver has cylindrical clutch bearings with frustoconical inner ends that contact a screw bit retained by the screw driving device to drive a screw to a predetermined depth in a workpiece and release the screw bit in a clutched position that is achieved when the screw has been driven to the predetermined depth in the workpiece.

Fastener installation tools and systems

Installation tools systems and methods for use with an elongated adapter. The elongated adapters have a proximal end and a distal end; and a driver which generates torque mounted to a first end of the elongated adapter; a torque transfer unit engaging the elongated adapter and the driver to transfer torque produced by said driver to a fastener. Fastener installation tools engaging the distal end of the elongated adapter include a first member wherein the first member has a distal end and two projection elements positioned in a plane and a channel between the projection elements further wherein at least one of the first members has a notch at a distal end on a channel-facing side, a positioning member formed integrally with the first member wherein the positioning member has a linear marker on a first side, an angled marker on a second side, and a rocker positioned between the angled marker and the channel.

Closure top driver depth limiter

An apparatus to limit a seating depth of a fastener can include a cylindrical housing, a pin, a driver, and a biasing element. The cylindrical housing can include a proximal portion couplable to a tool, a distal portion engageable with a workpiece, and a bore extending from an opening on the distal portion towards the proximal portion along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The pin can be secured to the housing and can extend radially inward into the bore. The driver can be translatable within the bore of the housing and can extend beyond the opening on the distal portion to engage the fastener. The driver can include a slot that can be engageable with the pin to receive a torque from the pin and can rotate with the housing to transfer the torque to a fastener when the pin engages the slot.

Adjustment device
10753719 · 2020-08-25 · ·

A device for adjusting an adjustment mechanism of a cutting tool includes a main body disposed about a longitudinal axis. The main body has a handle portion disposed at or about a first end of the main body which is structured to be gripped by a hand of an operator and a feature structured to engage a correspondingly-shaped feature of the adjustment mechanism disposed at a second end of the main body opposite the first end. The device further includes a first element fixedly coupled to the main body; a second element rotatably coupled to the main body such that the second element is freely rotatable about the longitudinal axis, the second element having a total mass which is disposed unevenly about the longitudinal axis; and an arrangement for determining the relative positioning of the second element in regard to the first element.

Power screwdrivers
10695896 · 2020-06-30 · ·

A power screwdriver may include a main body including a bit drive device configured to rotate a driver bit. A screw may be attached to the driver bit. The power screwdriver may further include a locator attached to the main body and configured to adjust a driving depth of the screw into a workpiece. The locator may include a contact member including a contact surface for contacting with the surface of the workpiece. An orientation adjusting device may adjust the orientation of the contact member relative to the main body or the axial direction of the driver bit.