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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142114 | Stationary power drill A stationary power drill has a drill unit disposed in a tool housing is connected to a base vertically adjustably via a guide column and is vertically adjustable along the guide column by means of a drive unit. The drive unit includes a rotating drive shaft, and a c... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7334305 | Bearing and seal installation device and method An installation device and method for installing engine components, such as bearings and seals, on an engine. The device including a first connection member that couples to an engine and a second moveable member configured to translate relative to the first connecti... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318691 | Tool apparatus for milling machine The present invention provides an automated-torque controlled tool for attachment to a milling machine. The tool comprises an elongated hollow housing defined by a neck section, a middle section, and a bottom section. The neck section is adapted to engage a spindle ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7214007 | Composite track, column and other supports, including for machinery A drill assembly, for example for drilling or coring concrete, has a drill column formed from a composite material. A track for a wall saw or for supporting other structures for movement along the track is formed from a composite material. A composite column, rail o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7172373 | Deburring tool with quick change knife The invention relates to a deburring tool with a quick change knife, which is formed by at least two parts, namely a guide sleeve having a larger diameter and a center bore, and a base body that can be inserted in the center bore in an axial direction. The base body... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156590 | Quill lock assembly A quill lock assembly for locking a quill of a device such as a drill press is described. The quill lock assembly includes a cam assembly and a handle connected to the cam assembly. The cam assembly is connected to the device, such as with a mounting bracket or the ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7121773 | Electric drill apparatus An electric drill apparatus having a low profile is provided which comprises an annular cutter, a motor for rotating the annular cutter, a rotary shaft assembly for rotating the annular cutter attached to its leading end about a rotating, a rotation reduction mechan... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111372 | Computer-controlled milling machine for producing lenses for clip-on accessory A milling machine for shaping blanks to create filter lenses for a clip-on accessory whose pair of filter lenses register with a pair of optical lenses in prescription eyeglasses when the accessory is hitched onto the frame of the eyeglasses. The frame of the eyegla... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7059812 | Portable, hand-held multiple bit drill A portable hand-held multiple bit drill imparts a set of linearly aligned work areas of a work piece, which work areas are respectively and simultaneously drilled by the respective drill bits. A rotary power source communicates with a hand-held body holding a plural... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056070 | Jewelry setting/presetting tool A jewelry setting/presetting tool for drilling countersink basins in jewelry and setting stones therein. The jewelry setting/presetting tool includes a bracket assembly including a board-like mounting bracket having an opening being disposed therethrough from a tops... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048478 | Composable machine tool Composable machine tool for chip removal, on major workpieces, within wide diameter and/or great length clearance holes, made up of a shaft (1) upon which a machine base, controlled by a first engine (50) for the rotation movement and by a second engin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040208 | Cutter cassette and cutting device A cutter cassette mechanism includes a holding mechanism for holding a cutter blade in a completely inserted state and an extending mechanism for protruding the cutter blade from the case holder. The cutting blade is held in the holding mechanism when not used, and ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7007614 | Expandable shelf An expandable locker shelf is disclosed that can be placed between two substantially vertical members, such as in a locker. The expandable shelf includes a first section having a rack, a second section, and a lever arm having a pinion. The first and second sections ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001117 | Rotary cutting apparatus A rotary cutting apparatus comprises a rotary shaft assembly having an axis and adapted to hold a cutting tool coaxial with the axis and, a feed mechanism for moving the cutting tool held by the rotary shaft assembly along the axis of the rotary shaft assembly. The ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997654 | Tapping tool for use with drill press A tapping device is configured to be used within a drill press or lathe or other device capable of holding a cylindrical object. The tapping device has an upper projection for being axially fixed in, for example, a drill press. The remainder of the body of the tappi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6910397 | Toothing assembly The axis of a gear is to follow a trajectory having a salient point. To this end, the gear rolls along two stationary toothed racks. A change-over toothing is provided between these two toothed racks. This change-over toothing extends non-smoothly with respect to th... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6692201 | Portable drill press The portable drill press has a rack bar with a brace attached at one end. A pinion slide assembly is slidably engaged with the rack bar such that the pinion is in rotational engagement with a rack. The pinion slide assembly may be retained on the rack bar... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6626615 | Chuck for chucking a small bit and table drill with the same A chuck for holding a small bit and used with a table drill is provided for drilling a millipore. The chuck includes a holding jaw having four holders; a jaw-positioning guiding body with a square hole at the front portion for positioning the holding jaw;... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6595728 | Rigid and fragile material drilling machine A rigid and fragile material drilling machine is provided, its driving means for driving the upper and lower drilling bit approximating the rigid and fragile material includes a control handle; upper and lower rear gears and associated upper and lower fir... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6546974 | Stump removal tool A stump removal tool for boring around a stump at ground level. The stump removal tool includes an elongate member having a first end, a second end and outer peripheral wall extending between the first and second ends. The elongate member has a generally ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540451 | Hole punching apparatus A hole punching apparatus having a frame, a blade having a tubular cutting edge and a cavity, and a projection on the frame. The blade is movable relative to the frame between a retracted position and a cutting position. The projection moves into the blad... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6280123 | Self-adhering drill and cutter The present invention is a low profile self-adhering drill having a feed mechanism having an axis of rotation, which is generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the drill motor. The feed mechanism includes a quill housing which houses a quill. A... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5954460 | Drill stand An improved drill stand is provided which includes a stand column slidably connected to a bearer unit so that the position or height of the bearer unit with respect to the stand column may be adjusted. The bearer unit includes a gear segment which is bias... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5902076 | Quill feed for a portable drill adapted to be mounted to a work surface A magnetic based drill assembly comprising a support platform mounted to the magnetic base for attachment to a work piece includes a feed mechanism operatively connected to the platform for rectilinear movement between a fully retracted position and a ful... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5888031 | Drilling device A drilling device for drilling with diamond tools has a drilling head having a drilling head housing, a drilling shaft rotatably supported in the housing, the drilling shaft having a tool side and being provided with a receiving opening for a drilling too... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5857814 | Apparatus for controlling tapping-drilling machine An apparatus for controlling a tapping-drilling machine is disclosed in which holes can be formed by means of drilling tools, and threads can be formed by means of tapping tools. A worm is elongately formed on a spindle, and a worm wheel which is meshed w... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5797708 | Universal drill guide A universal drill guide (10) comprising a base (12) being a frame-like configuration having a large central opening. A pair of elongated columns (14) are provided. A structure (16) is for pivotally mounting lower ends of the elongated columns (14) paralle... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5769575 | Oscillatory motion device for drill press A drill press has a drive motor with output shaft that drives a chuck through a rotatable and vertically displaceable quill and a first drive coupling which includes a pair of pulleys, such as cone pulleys, and a belt extended between the cone pulleys. A ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5662441 | Small scale milling machine A small scale milling machine including a machine base having an upright rotary wheel, a rotary column sleeve fixedly secured to the rotary wheel, a retractable support fixedly secured to the inside of the rotary column sleeve to hold a vertical mounting ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5655858 | Apparatus for connecting a left-handed feed handle to a milling machine An apparatus for adapting a vertical knee-type milling machine to accommodate a handle assembly on the left side of the machine includes an elongated rotational member having a shaft portion at one end and a sleeve portion at the other end that receives a... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5586848 | Machine tool chip removal system Apparatus capable of performing wet and dry machining processes such as a hobbing machine for producing spur and helical gears, shafts, splines, and the like, by wet and dry hobbing methods. The apparatus comprises means to remove metal chips resulting fr... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5415503 | Portable drilling machine with internal motor control cord A portable electromagnetic drilling machine which is provided with an enclosed motor power control cord that connects the machine electrical control panel to a machine electric drive motor for a cutting tool spindle. The provision of an enclosed electric ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5328303 | Automatic spindle moving device for tapping/drilling machine An improved automatic spindle moving device for a tapping/drilling machine is disclosed. A worm is formed on a spindle in an elongate form in the lengthwise direction thereof, and a pair of worm wheels are meshed with the worm, while the worm wheels are s... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5197362 | Tube and rod end shaping and finishing machine A tube and rod shaping and finishing machine is adapted to employ a plurality of tools to machine a workpiece in a single operation by employing a spindle mounted tool cartridge mounted for extending axial travel on a support shaft which also serves as a ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5160231 | Press with quick attach tool alignment The invention is to an improvement for power tool presses of the type that clamp a portable tool, such as a drill, for use as the cutting means. A commonly used base, column, support bracket, rack and pinion and actuating handle are used. The press is pro... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5090279 | Vertical spindle pedestal A vertical spindle pedestal, especially for attachment to a lathe, which vertical spindle pedestal includes a vertical column and a motor driven vertical spindle vertically adjustable relative to the column, the vertical column being a hollow one on which... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5062743 | Drilling device In a drilling device, a holder is provided that is displaceable with respect to a foot in a feed direction. A drilling machine tool is carried by the holder. An electromotor provides a feed drive for driving the holder in the feed direction. The drilling ... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5061124 | Drilling machine A top housing supported by a vertical post in a drilling machine is provided with a belt transmission mechanism incorporating a speed adjusting mechanism which can be operated easily and manually. The adjusting mechanism includes a knob connected to an ad... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5051044 | Pipe drilling apparatus An apparatus which is used to enhance the capability of in situ drilling of holes in existing pipes or other conduits, or virtually any cylindrical object. The apparatus includes a mounting unit which rests upon the pipe to be drilled and a drill mounting... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5035549 | Boring apparatus A boring apparatus wherein the size in the axial direction of the shaft of the manual handle horizontally supported can be made small-sized. A clutch is composed of spherical bodies, a cylindrical body having formed therein hole portions for receiving the... | 07/30/1991 |
