Circular hole cutting tool and method of use
AssigneeHyperloop Technologies, Inc.
InventorJacob HUNTER
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Abstract
A hole cutting apparatus for cutting a hole in a tubular structure, which includes a center shaft, a slide mount rotatably attached to the center shaft, a slide rail slidably attached to the slide mount; a cutter attachable to the slide rail so as to move with the slide rail, and a cutter height roller attached to the cutter. The cutter height roller is structured and arranged to maintain the cutter at a distance from a cutting surface of the tubular structure as the hole is cut.
Claims20
A hole cutting apparatus for cutting a hole in a tubular structure, comprising:
- a center shaft;
- a slide mount rotatably attached to the center shaft;
- a slide rail slidably attached to the slide mount;
- a cutter attachable to the slide rail so as to move with the slide rail;
- and
- a cutter height roller attached to the cutter,
- wherein the cutter height roller is structured and arranged to maintain the cutter at a distance from a cutting surface of the tubular structure as the hole is cut.
A method for cutting a hole in a tubular structure, the method comprising:
- attaching a center shaft to the tubular structure;
- rotatably attaching a slide mount to the center shaft;
- slidably attaching a slide rail to the slide mount;
- attaching a cutter to the slide rail so as to move with the slide rail;
- attaching a cutter height roller to the cutter;
- rotating the cutter about the center shaft to cut the hole;
- and
- maintaining the cutter at a distance from a cutting surface of the tubular structure with the cutter height roller as the hole is cut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.