Tool assembly and related methods
AssigneesHenry H. Hamilton, George Fanourgiakis
InventorsGeorge Fanourgiakis, Henry H. Hamilton
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Abstract
A tool assembly for a rotary hammer is provided. The tool assembly includes an adapter and a drive socket removably mounted on the adapter. The adapter has a first end portion configured to be held by a chuck of the rotary hammer and a second end portion that includes a socket square drive fitting on which the drive socket is removably mounted. The socket drive fitting can have any suitable size. For example, the socket drive fitting can be a ¼ inch, a ⅜ inch, a ½ inch, or a ¾ inch square drive fitting.
Claims19
A tool assembly for a rotary hammer, the tool assembly comprising:
- an adapter having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion configured to be held by a chuck of the rotary hammer, the second end portion comprising a socket square drive fitting;
- and
- a drive socket removably mounted on the adapter via the socket square drive fitting.
A method for installing an anchor bolt, the method comprising:
- mounting an adapter fitting having a socket square drive fitting to a chuck of a rotary hammer;
- mounting a drive socket to the socket square drive fitting;
- engaging the anchor bolt with the drive socket;
- driving the anchor bolt into a mounting hole by driving the adapter fitting and the drive socket with the rotary hammer operating in an axial hammering mode;
- and
- rotating the adapter fitting and the drive socket with the rotary hammer operating in a rotation mode so as to secure the anchor bolt within the mounting hole.
A method for removing a fastening component, the method comprising:
- engaging a drive socket with a nut or a fastener head;
- and
- simultaneously,
- imparting a sequence of axial impacts onto the nut or the fastener head from the drive socket along an axis of rotation of the nut or the fastener head, and
- imparting a sequence of torque impulses onto the nut or the fastener head from the drive socket about an axis of rotation of the nut or the fastener head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.