Rotary tool
AssigneeVcc Structures, Inc.
InventorSteven F Calianno
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AssigneeVcc Structures, Inc.
InventorSteven F Calianno
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A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to a rotary tool and, more specifically, to a pneumatic wrench that can be used as both a standard socket wrench and as a fastening tool for setting HI-LOK-type fasteners commonly used in the aviation industry. In a preferred embodiment, the wrench comprises a handle and a rotational member connected to the handle, said rotational member configured for exerting torque about an axis of rotation in one direction only. The wrench further comprises a hole extending through the rotational member along the axis of rotation. The hole has two ends each having female threads. One end has right-hand threads and the second end has left-hand threads. The tool further comprises socket adaptors having right-hand and left-hand male threads for attaching the adaptors to the wrench. Each socket adaptor also has a through hole that aligns with the hole in the rotational member. The holes allow a hex key to be inserted through the wrench so that the wrench can be used to fasten HI-LOK fasteners. The simple design of the tool results in a wrench that is easy to use and relatively inexpensive to manufacture. A preferred embodiment of the invention further comprises a method of using the wrench.
) A tool comprising:
) The tool of claim 1, the first end of said hole having a right-hand female threaded section and the second end having a left-hand female threaded section.
) The tool of claim 2, further comprising a first socket adaptor having two ends, the first end having a right-hand male threaded section for threading the socket adaptor into the right-hand female threaded section of the hole in the rotational member, the second end comprising a protrusion having a generally square outer surface configured for attaching said first socket adaptor to a standard socket.
) The tool of claim 3, said first socket adaptor having a through hole aligned with the axis of rotation of the rotational member when the first socket adaptor is threaded into the hole in the rotational member.
) The tool of claim 4, said square outer surface having a width of about ¼ inch.
) The tool of claim 4, said square outer surface having a width of about ⅜ inch.
) The tool of claim 4, further comprising a second socket adaptor having two ends, the first end having a left-hand male threaded section for threading the socket adaptor into the left-hand female threaded section of the hole in the rotational member, the second end comprising a protrusion having a generally square outer surface configured for attaching said second socket adaptor to a standard socket.
) The tool of claim 7, said second socket adaptor having a through hole aligned with the axis of rotation of the rotational member when the second socket adaptor is threaded into the hole in the rotational member.
) The tool of claim 8, said square outer surface having a width of about ¼ inch.
) The tool of claim 8, said square outer surface having a width of about ⅜ inch.
) The tool of claim 1, further comprising a drill bit adaptor having two ends, the first end having a male threaded section configured for threading the drill bit adaptor into one end of the hole in the rotational member, the second end having a female threaded section configured for attaching said second end to a standard drill bit having male threads.
) The tool of claim 1, the tool further comprising an external power source for exerting torque about the axis of rotation.
) The tool of claim 12, said external power source comprising a pneumatic power source.
) A pneumatic wrench comprising:
) The tool of claim 14, said square outer surface of each second end of each socket adaptor having a width of about ¼ inch.
) The tool of claim 14, said square outer surface of each second end of each socket adaptor having a width of about ⅜ inch.
) The tool of claim 14, further comprising a drill bit adaptor having two ends, the first end having a male threaded section configured for threading the drill bit adaptor into one end of the hole in the rotational member, the second end having a female threaded section configured for attaching said second end to a standard drill bit having male threads.
) A method of setting a threaded fastener, said method comprising the steps of:
) A method of setting a threaded fastener, said method comprising the steps of: