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Class 408/99 - With means to move tool relative to other work-engaging structure along tool-axis


Subclass of Class 408 - Cutting by use of rotating axially moving tool
Definition: Device including structure to cause relocation of the tool
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 01/01/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7314353Pump assembly for transporting a cooling fluid
A pump assembly includes a cam member arranged to rotate about an axis, and a piston pump having a cylinder body with a biased piston drivingly displaceable within the cylinder body and engageable with the cam member such that rotation of the cam member corresponds ...
01/01/2008
7226252Hand-held drill leverage unit
A hand held drill leverage unit for supporting, positioning, and leveraging a drill. The leverage unit has a main lever arm pivotally supported by a fulcrum unit. A drill end of the lever arm supports the drill, while an opposing, longer, handle end of the lever all...
06/05/2007
7220084Power drill attachment and method for using the attachment
In order to facilitate and make more ergonomic the drilling of a multitude of holes in workpieces, particularly in the assembly of large scale components, such as an aircraft body, the power drill is docked to a support by an attachment which engages and locks onto ...
05/22/2007
7152516Multi-stage movement paper punch
A paper punch includes a ratchet assembly received in each of the frames on a base. A handle assembly is connected to the frames. The ratchet assembly includes ratchet wheels co-rotatably connected to the driving gear which drives a rack to lower the punch head. The...
12/26/2006
7140813Line boring machine
An up modifier is provided which includes a bed, a modifier, a clamp, a modifier linkage system, a clamp linkage system, and a lever. The modifier is disposed below the bed and is vertically traversable thereunder. The clamp is disposed above the bed and is vertical...
11/28/2006
6932546Drill stand for a portable core drill
A drill stand for a portable core drill has a base plate (2) with an elongate opening (3) for securing the base plate (2) on a workpiece and with at least one reinforcing chamber (8a, 8b) that is closed along its edge...
08/23/2005
6550129Portable computer numeric controlled manufacturing machines and associated methods
A workpiece is assembled by removably mounting an alignment tool to a conventional wing structure so that the alignment tool holds multiple conventional strut fittings to the wing structure. A frame of a CNC manufacturing machine is moved to and removably...
04/22/2003
6321778Apparatus for pipeline construction
An apparatus for pipeline construction comprises a constructing means located on the lower part of the apparatus, which includes a chest and a unit for completing the operation of construction; a feeding means located on the upper part of the apparatus, w...
11/27/2001
6309148Column positioning device for a drill press
A column positioning device for a drill press includes a base having a post and a positioning pin respectively extending from a top of the base. The post is received in a hollow column on which a motor is connected. The column has two positioning passages...
10/30/2001
6264405Method and device for drilling holes into the mantle of a cylinder or equivalent of a paper machine
Method and device for drilling holes into a mantle of a cylinder of a paper machine, in particular a drying cylinder, while the cylinder is in its site of operation in the paper machine in which a drill carriage having drill bits is supported on the cylin...
07/24/2001
6176652Drilling machine with vacuum suction table
A drilling machine primarily employed in drilling holes in a glass plate comprises a vacuum suction table for putting a glass plate thereon, a plurality of fasteners to fasten vacuum suction table on the glass plate, an adjusting screw for precisely posit...
01/23/2001
6122815Circuit board stiffener and method of attachment to a circuit board
A rigid bar of material is fastened to a circuit board to increase its stiffness. The bar is preferably a high modulus plastic such as liquid crystal polymer. Flexible fingers which surround a central opening are formed integrally with the bar and pop int...
09/26/2000
5924436Connecting construction of branch pipe and connecting method thereof
A connecting construction of a branch pipe is disclosed. The construction includes a branch-pipe joint fixed to an outer peripheral face of an existing pipe and attached to a passage forming member for forming, between the passage forming member and the o...
07/20/1999
5659935Apparatus for installing a branch tapping on a pipe
The apparatus enables a saddle-shaped parallel connection tapping to be installed on a pipe from the top of a hole in the ground. The apparatus comprises a frame having a tipping thrust device in the form of a spade controlled by rodding and designed to t...
08/26/1997
5632577Drill for drilling rails and track rigs for railroad applications
Drill for drilling rails and track rigs, in railroad applications, including a body which supports a motor driving a drilling tool through a reduction unit. Elements are provided for the translatory motion of the drilling tool with respect to the body. Th...
05/27/1997
5348428Underfloor drilling jig and frame
An underfloor drilling jig comprises a fixed outer frame 28 and an inner frame which slides within. A standard electric drill 10 is clamped to this inner frame in a vertical position with an angled gear-box 11 attached below. An adjustable lever assembly ...
09/20/1994
5322397Apparatus for supporting a drill in an elevated position
A supporting apparatus for supporting a drill in an elevated position, the drill including a drill chuck having an axis of rotation, the drill being supported by the supporting apparatus such that the axis of rotation of the drill chuck is orientated subs...
06/21/1994
5314271Portable drill guide
A guide mechanism and a portable drill are coupled together to define a portable, hand-operated drilling device. The drilling device includes a replaceable back-up fixture for engaging a first side of a workpiece and a drill support which adjustably and r...
05/24/1994
5193949Arrangement for driving a rotary tool
An arrangement for driving a rotary tool is provided in which the tool shank is engaged and frictionally driven by the engagement of three or more drive rollers. Axial movement of the tool is accomplished by tilting the axes of the rollers as permitted by...
03/16/1993
5112166Self-indexing power feed rib bolt drill
The invention relates to a drilling apparatus that can position a drill at the precise center between two overlapping flanges and clamp at that position while a self feeding drill drills a hole....
05/12/1992
5059071Hinge installation tool
A hardware installation device for boring or drilling wood, plastic or metal and is more particularly concerned with providing a precise location of pilot holes for attachment screws and material removal by boring or drilling means....
10/22/1991
4911587Drilling machines
A drilling machine for drilling holes in the ends of rails for a railway track to receive fishplate bolts, has a base 12 on which is provided a former 20 adapted to the profile of the rail 10. A clamping jaw 18 is connected by a clamping mechanism 16 for ...
03/27/1990
4890962Portable positive feed drill
A drill spindle (62) is carried by the forward end of an elongated gear housing (12, 14). A parallel drive shaft (84) is carried by the housing (12, 14) rearwardly of the spindle (62). A parallel lead screw (92) is positioned between the spindle (62) and ...
01/02/1990
4736804Overhead drill jig
An adjustable drill jig for drilling holes in an overhead work surface such as a ceiling by an operator standing on the floor. The device is portable and easily moved from one work area to another by one person. It may readily be adjusted from the floor t...
04/12/1988
4717291Automatic countersink depth control tool for fastener installer
An automatic countersink depth control tool and a combination of the same with an installer for fasteners having countersink heads. The tool has a nonrotatable stop (76) for limiting the depth of a countersink drilled in a fastener hole. The stop (76) is ...
01/05/1988
4679969Positive feed drill clamp system
A power drill system is disclosed which is hand held and manually operable. The drill system includes a drill and a positive feed unit for the drill connected thereto. A clamping member is connected at a lower portion thereof to a housing for the drill an...
07/14/1987
4523882Drill press with overhead mount
A drill press includes an overhead mount for supporting a power-operated drilling unit from an existing structure at locations above a work area, thereby enabling the accurate drilling of holes in large workpieces. An upright member is attached to one por...
06/18/1985
4501519Threading die couple
A tool couple which is used with a manually-operated threading die to aid in cutting the initial threads on a pipe or bolt. The device is used to force the anterior cutting edge of the die firmly against the outer, unthreaded surface of the workpiece at t...
02/26/1985
4442905Jig assembly for drilling vertically upward
A lightweight portable jig assembly for supporting a power drill and for advancing and retracting the drill towards and away from an overhead workpiece comprises a carriage having a first tubular portion slidable on a tube standard and a second tubular po...
04/17/1984
4369845Oil well blow-out control
A tool jig for bringing an implement to bear on an inner tubular 10 of a multi-tubular blown well includes a support 1 attachable to the outer tubular 2 and a tool holder 12. The tool holder has a hollow bore and a valve 24. At its rear end the tool holde...
01/25/1983
4301699Drill actuating mechanism
A link is pivotally connected at one end to the collar which is clampingly engaged with the quill of a machine tool. The other end of the link is pivotally connected to one end of a lever arm. At an intermediate point, the lever arm is engagable with a co...
11/24/1981
4235565Precise dowel joint woodworking device
The present invention discloses a portable precise dowel joint woodworking device for drilling holes in a woodwork piece. The device comprises a horizontally slidable power drill mounted on a base, a handle pivotably attached to a drill, a hold-down lever...
11/25/1980
4036674Fabric repair tool
A repair tool for performing quick, inexpensive and almost invisible repairs on fabrics which have been subjected to local damage. The tool comprises a base plate having core pins and ring pins projecting upwardly therefrom. An annular holding ring overfi...
07/19/1977
3967687Curb drain hole drill
A drill apparatus for providing a drain hole in curbing comprises a core drill mounted for longitudinal movement along a horizontal post held between a drill frame and a hooking member positioned in hooking relation with the curb. The horizontal post is t...
07/06/1976
3954347Drilling machine
An improved drilling machine for cutting holes for knobs and latches in metal-clad doors comprises a supporting framework for the door and a hollow drill arranged to be moved upward from the underside of the door to cut the knob opening. The drill is holl...
05/04/1976
 
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