Tap Guide Device And Systems And Methods For Using Same
AssigneeUniversity of Alaska Anchorage
InventorsPhilip W. Boysen, Joshua D. Gunderson, Anthony J. Paris
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Abstract
Tap guide assembly devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. A tap guide assembly can have a body assembly, a tension pin assembly, a tension spring, and a setscrew. The body assembly can have an elongate body and a drill bushing. The drill bushing can have a diameter that is less than the diameter of the elongate body and can be positioned within a portion of the elongate body. The tension pin assembly can have a pin and a collar and can be configured to be received within the body assembly. The tension spring can be positioned proximate to the collar. The setscrew can be securely positioned proximate to the tension spring and within the second opening of the elongate body.
Claims20
A tap guide assembly, comprising:
- a body assembly having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- an elongate body having a diameter, an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end, and an opposed second end, the first end defining a first opening, the second end defining a second opening, and the inner surface defining a central bore extending therebetween the first opening and the second opening relative to the longitudinal axis,
- a drill bushing having a bearing surface and a diameter that is less than the diameter of the elongate body and removably positioned at least partially within a portion of the elongate body;
- a tension pin assembly configured to be received within the body assembly and comprising:
- a pin having a diameter, a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end having a sloped portion that forms a tip and extending therethrough the first opening of the elongate body and the drill bushing relative to the longitudinal axis of the body assembly such that at least a portion of the distal end of the pin protrudes outwardly from the body assembly,
- a collar having a diameter greater than the diameter of the pin, the proximal end of the pin being securely positioned within the collar;
- a tension spring positioned proximate to the collar;
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- a setscrew securely positioned within the second opening of the elongate body and proximate to the tension spring.
A method of manufacturing a tap guide assembly, comprising:
- manufacturing a body assembly having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- an elongate body having a diameter, an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end, and an opposed second end, the first end defining a first opening, the second end defining a second opening, and the inner surface defining a central bore extending therebetween the first opening and the second opening relative to the longitudinal axis,
- a drill bushing having a diameter that is less than the diameter of the elongate body;
- inserting the drill bushing at least partially within a portion of the elongate body;
- manufacturing a tension pin assembly configured to be received within the body assembly and comprising:
- a pin having a diameter, a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end having a sloped portion that forms a tip,
- a collar having a diameter greater than the diameter of the pin;
- securely positioning the proximal end of the pin within the collar;
- inserting the tension pin assembly through the second opening of the elongate body such that the pin extends through the first opening of the elongate body and the drill bushing relative to the longitudinal axis of the body assembly;
- inserting the tension spring through the second opening of the elongate body such that the tension spring is positioned proximate to the collar;
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- tightening a setscrew within the second opening of the elongate body such that the tension spring is compressed between the tension pin assembly and the setscrew, wherein the body assembly, the tension pin assembly, the tension spring, and the setscrew cooperate to form the tap guide assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.