Replaceable tip center punch system
OwnerKenneth P. Bakerinventor
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Abstract
A replaceable tip center punch system for eliminating the need for sharpening a center punch. The replaceable tip center punch system includes a handle member having an engaging head, and a tip member threadably attached to the handle member opposite of the engaging head. A threaded nut is preferably threadably attached to a threaded portion of the tip member for tightening against a shaft member of the handle member. A protective washer comprised of a resilient material preferably surrounds the shaft member adjacent the engaging head for protecting the hand of a user.
Claims14
A replaceable tip center punch system, comprising:
- a handle member having a shaft member, an engaging head extending from a first end of said shaft member and a threaded aperture extending into a second end of said shaft member;
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- a tip member having an elongated shaft with a pointed end and a threaded portion, wherein said threaded portion is threadably positioned within said threaded aperture.
A method of utilizing a replaceable tip center punch, said replaceable tip center punch comprising a handle member having a shaft member, an engaging head extending from a first end of said shaft member and a threaded aperture extending into a second end of said shaft member, a tip member having an elongated shaft with a pointed end and a threaded portion, wherein said threaded portion is threadably positioned within said threaded aperture, and a threaded nut threadably attached to said threaded portion for tightening against said handle member, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) loosening said threaded nut;
- (b) rotating said tip member for threadably removing said tip member from said threaded aperture;
- (c) providing a replacement tip member;
- (d) threadably securing a threaded nut to said replacement tip member;
- (e) threadably securing said replacement tip member within said threaded aperture;
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- (f) securing said threaded nut against said shaft member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.