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US 2013/0239756 A1Published application
Indexable tool
AssigneeDentCraft Tools Limited Partnership
InventorSidney Quinn Emmert
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Abstract
A tool may be configured, in various embodiments, with a handle capable of housing house a gear in an aperture. The gear can have at least a predetermined number of facets and an orbital ring. A securing feature can have a first notch that is adapted to engage the orbital ring to allow rotational movement while securing the gear within the aperture.
Claims20
An indexable tool comprising:
- a handle configured to house a gear in an aperture, the gear having a predetermined number of facets and a retention ring;
- and
- a securing feature having a first notch adapted to engage the retention ring to allow rotational movement while securing the gear within the aperture.
A method comprising:
- housing a gear in an aperture of a handle, the gear having a predetermined number of facets and an retention ring;
- and
- engaging the retention ring with a securing feature having a first notch to allow rotational movement while securing the gear within the aperture.
A gear comprising:
- a body having a predetermined number of facets on opposite sides of a retention ring, the retention ring continuously extending about the body to allow peripheral engagement of retention ring without engagement of the predetermined number of facets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.