Apparatus for removing retainer material
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMark Carmine Bellino, Charles Van Buchan, Heath Michael Ostebee
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Abstract
An apparatus for removing retaining material proximate to a fastener on a surface is disclosed. The apparatus has a cavity dimensioned for receiving at least a portion of the fastener and has a non-abrasive face at its distal end. The apparatus also has a plurality of cutting inserts that are disposed proximate to the non-abrasive face and that each extend at least partially beyond the non-abrasive face while at least a portion of the non-abrasive face remains exposed to the surface. The cutting inserts are configured to rotate around the fastener to remove the retaining material.
Claims20
An apparatus for removing retainer material proximate to a fastener on a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a body comprising a first side and a second side;
- a wall extending away from the second side of the body in a first direction, the wall comprising an inner surface, a proximal end, a distal end, and a non-abrasive face at the distal end;
- a cavity formed by the second side of the body and the inner surface of the wall, and comprising a center axis extending through the cavity and substantially parallel to the first direction;
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- a plurality of cutting inserts disposed proximate to the non-abrasive face and extending in the first direction at least partially beyond the non-abrasive face and wherein at least a portion of the non-abrasive face remains exposed to the surface.
An apparatus for removing retainer material proximate to a fastener on a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a body comprising a first side and a second side;
- a wall extending away from the second side of the body in a first direction, the wall comprising an inner surface, a proximal end, a distal end, and a non-abrasive face at the distal end;
- a cavity formed by the second side of the body and the inner surface of the wall, and comprising a center axis extending through the cavity and substantially parallel to the first direction;
- a shaft attached to the first side of the body and oriented co-axial with the center axis;
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- a plurality of cutting inserts disposed proximate to the non-abrasive face and extending in the first direction at least partially beyond the non-abrasive face and wherein at least a portion of the non-abrasive face remains exposed to the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.