Apparatus for rapid installation of threaded fasteners
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B25B-023/08
B25B-023/10
B25B-023/00
B25B-023/12
출원번호
US-0589672
(2015-01-05)
등록번호
US-9211637
(2015-12-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Hewitt, Dana Joseph
Stone, James Ryan
Miller, Stephen Andrew
출원인 / 주소
RDA Werks, LLC
대리인 / 주소
NK Patent Law, PLLC
인용정보
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2인용 특허 :
12
초록▼
An apparatus for rapid installation of threaded fasteners is provided. The apparatus includes a drive portion configured for being received by a rotary tool, a bit holder extending from the drive portion and configured for receiving a tool bit, the bit holder defining an elongate portion, and a slee
An apparatus for rapid installation of threaded fasteners is provided. The apparatus includes a drive portion configured for being received by a rotary tool, a bit holder extending from the drive portion and configured for receiving a tool bit, the bit holder defining an elongate portion, and a sleeve configured for translatable movement along the elongate portion. The sleeve has a first extended position in which an end of the sleeve extends substantially beyond the tool bit and a retraction position in which the sleeve does not enclose the tool bit. A spring biases the sleeve into the extended position. Pressing of an end of the sleeve against a working surface imparts translation of the sleeve in a direction from the extended position towards the retracted position.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus for rapid installation of threaded fasteners, comprising: a drive portion configured for being received by a rotary tool;a bit holder extending from the drive portion and configured for receiving a bit driver, the bit holder defining an elongate portion;a sleeve configured for transl
1. An apparatus for rapid installation of threaded fasteners, comprising: a drive portion configured for being received by a rotary tool;a bit holder extending from the drive portion and configured for receiving a bit driver, the bit holder defining an elongate portion;a sleeve configured for translatable movement along the elongate portion,a locking assembly carried by the sleeve and configured for locking the sleeve relative to the elongate portion;a cylinder extending outwardly around the sleeve, where the sleeve is rotatable relative to the elongate portion;wherein the sleeve has an unlocked extended position in which an end of the sleeve extends substantially beyond the bit driver and a locked retracted position in which the sleeve does not extend beyond an end of the bit driver and the sleeve is locked relative to the elongate portion by the locking assembly,wherein a spring biases the sleeve into the extended position,wherein the sleeve is placed in the locked position by rotation of the cylinder into engagement with the locking assembly;whereby pressing of an end of the sleeve against a working surface imparts translation of the sleeve in a direction from the extended position towards the retracted position,wherein the locking assembly carried by the sleeve is defined about a distal end thereof such that the locking assembly does not contact any other portion of the apparatus during translation of the sleeve from the extended position towards the retracted position except when the sleeve is locked relative to the elongate portion, and wherein the sleeve is rotatable in 360 degrees relative to the cylinder when the sleeve is in the extended position. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the spring is a coil spring that extends around a circumference of the elongate portion. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a threaded fastener received within the sleeve is substantially covered by the sleeve when the sleeve is in the extended position. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bit holder is magnetic. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, further including a collar to which one end of the spring is engaged to in order to secure the spring to the elongate portion. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein a second end of the spring is engaged with the sleeve. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is transparent for allowing viewing of the fastener therein. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is made of a polymer, non-scratch material. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cylinder extends around the spring encircling the elongate portion, the cylinder being fixed relative to the elongate portion. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the locking assembly comprises a slot defined in the cylinder and a post extending from the sleeve, wherein the locking assembly is locked such that the sleeve is in the retracted position by positioning the post into the slot. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the sleeve further defines a stop shoulder on an end thereof for resting against a working surface during drilling. 12. A method of installing threaded fasteners onto a generally vertical or overhead surface, the method including: using an apparatus that includes a bit holder and a sleeve with an extended position in which an end of the sleeve extends substantially beyond the bit holder and a retracted position in which the sleeve does not extend beyond an end of the tool bit and further includes a cylinder extending circumferentially around the sleeve that is configured to selectively engage with the sleeve, the sleeve being biased in the extended position by a spring, the apparatus including a locking assembly configured for locking the sleeve relative to the elongate portion in the refracted position;retracting the sleeve into the retracted position and locking the sleeve into the retracted position by rotating the cylinder relative to the sleeve until the cylinder is selectively engaged with the sleeve with the locking assembly;placing a threaded fastener into engagement with the tool bit;extending the sleeve into the extended position by rotating the cylinder relative to the sleeve, the spring biasing the sleeve into extending position; andimparting rotational movement to the threaded fastener to sink the fastener into a working surface,wherein the locking assembly carried by the sleeve is defined about a distal end thereof such that the locking assembly does not contact any other portion of the apparatus during translation of the sleeve from the extended position towards the retracted position except when the sleeve is locked relative to the elongate portion, and wherein the sleeve is rotatable in 360 degrees relative to the cylinder when the sleeve is in the extended position.
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