Single point rifling tool
OwnerAdam P. Goodmaninventor
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Abstract
A single-point rifling tool including a rifling head with a lateral opening, a hook ramp stationarily secured at a first end of the lateral opening, and a cutting tool movably secured at a second end of the lateral opening. The cutting tool is movable along an angled surface of the hook ramp between a retracted position and a cutting position so as to perform a rifling operation in only a single direction through a gun barrel so as to perform a rifling operation in only a single direction through a gun barrel.
Claims10
A single-point rifling tool comprising:
- a rifling head with a lateral opening;
- a stationary hook ramp stationarily secured relative to the rifling tool at a first end of the lateral opening;
- and
- a cutting tool movably secured at a second end of the lateral opening;
- wherein the cutting tool is movable along an angled surface of the hook ramp between a retracted position and a cutting position.
A single-point rifling tool comprising:
- a rifling head with a lateral opening;
- a hook ramp configured to be stationarily secured at a first end of the lateral opening;
- a cutting tool configured to be movably secured at a second end of the lateral opening, wherein the cutting tool is configured to be movable along an angled surface of the hook ramp between a retracted position and a cutting position;
- an adjustment rod disposed within a pull tube;
- wherein a threaded portion of the cutting tool extends into a channel formed in a first end of the adjustment rod and is threadably engaged with the channel of the adjustment rod;
- and
- wherein rotation of the adjustment rod causes movement of the cutting tool between the retracting position and the cutting position.
A method of manufacturing a single-point rifling tool comprising:
- providing a rifling head with a lateral opening;
- stationarily securing a stationary hook ramp relative to the rifling tool at a first end of the lateral opening;
- securing a cutting tool at a second end of the lateral opening, wherein the cutting tool is movable;
- and
- moving the cutting tool along an angled surface of the hook ramp between a retracted position and a cutting position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.