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US 12,722,603 B2Granted
Axle repair kit
AssigneeMilton Industries, Inc.
InventorGregory James McAlpine
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Abstract
An axle repair kit is provided. The axle repair kit may be used on different vehicles, but is especially suitable for use in connection with a Ford® F-150. The axle repair kit allows a user to easily drill out a broken axle bolt for replacement with machine-shop precision. The kit includes a circular center disc, a drill bushing and a first arm and a second arm. The first arm and the second arm are generally identical, having a circular opening and an elongated opening.
Claims4
An axle repair kit comprising:
- a center circular unit having a center opening and having two additional openings located near a perimeter of the center circular unit;
- a first arm for securing to the center circular unit;
- a second arm for securing to the center circular unit;
- wherein the first arm and the second arm are temporarily secured to the center circular unit and wherein a drill is used in the center opening of the center circular unit for repairing a broken bolt of a vehicle axle;
- a drill bushing removably secured to the center opening of the center circular unit wherein the drill bushing has a center opening and wherein a drill bit is placed in the center opening of the drill bushing;
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- a threaded member located on the drill bushing wherein the threaded member of the drill bushing correspondingly mates with and is secured to a threaded member located within the center opening of the center circular unit.
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An axle repair kit comprising:
- a center circular unit having a center opening and having two additional openings located near a perimeter of the center circular unit;
- an elongated first arm for securing to the center circular unit wherein the elongated first arm receives a bolt;
- an elongated second arm for securing to the center circular unit wherein the elongated second arm receives a bolt;
- wherein the elongated first arm and the elongated second arm are temporarily secured to the center circular unit and wherein a drill is used in the center opening of the center circular unit for repairing a broken bolt of a vehicle axle;
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- a drill bushing removably secured to the center opening of the center circular unit wherein the drill bushing has a center opening and wherein a drill bit is placed in the center opening of the drill bushing.
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An axle repair kit comprising:
- a center circular unit having a center opening and having two additional openings located near a perimeter of the center circular unit;
- an elongated first arm for securing to the center circular unit wherein the elongated first arm receives a bolt;
- an elongated second arm for securing to the center circular unit wherein the elongated second arm receives a bolt;
- wherein the elongated first arm and the elongated second arm are temporarily secured to the center circular unit and wherein a drill is used in the center opening of the center circular unit for repairing a broken bolt of a vehicle axle;
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- wherein the center circular unit has multiple tier layers of decreasing diameters.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.