Tap tool assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorJoel A. WOTRUBA
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Abstract
A tap tool assembly includes a tap, a retaining member and a sleeve. The tap has a thread cutting section and a shaft section. The retaining member is fixed to the shaft section of the tap adjacent to a first end of the thread cutting section. The sleeve has a central bore extending therethrough. A surface of the sleeve defines the central bore and has a shoulder. The sleeve is coupled to the shaft section of the tap for movement between a first position completely covering the thread cutting section and a second position exposing at least a portion of the thread cutting section, with the sleeve being biased to move toward the first position.
Claims20
A tap tool assembly comprising:
- a tap having a thread cutting section and a shaft section;
- a retaining member fixed to the shaft section of the tap adjacent to a first end of the thread cutting section;
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- a sleeve having a central bore extending therethrough, a surface of the sleeve that defines the central bore having a shoulder, the sleeve being coupled to the shaft section of the tap for movement between a first position completely covering the thread cutting section and a second position exposing at least a portion of the thread cutting section, the sleeve being biased to move toward the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.