Inline tool holders
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsDavid A. Britton, Charlie H. Reynolds
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Abstract
An inline tool holder including a shaft collar, a mounting plate, a first enclosure, and a second enclosure. The mounting plate is concentrically arranged around the shaft collar and includes a first surface, a second surface, and an attachment mechanism. The first enclosure is removably coupled to the first surface of the mounting plate and the second enclosure is removably coupled to the second surface of the mounting plate. The attachment mechanism of the mounting plate extends radially beyond an outer edge of both the first enclosure and the second enclosure.
Claims12
An inline tool holder comprising:
- a shaft collar;
- a mounting plate concentrically arranged around the shaft collar and comprising a first surface, a second surface, and an attachment mechanism;
- a first enclosure removably coupled to the first surface of the mounting plate;
- and
- a second enclosure removably coupled to the second surface of the mounting plate,
- wherein the attachment mechanism of the mounting plate extends radially beyond an outer edge of both the first enclosure and the second enclosure;
- the shaft collar, the mounting plate, the first enclosure, and the second enclosure each comprise an opening concentrically arranged around a common axis;
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- the attachment mechanism is freely rotatable around the common axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.