Depth setter tool
AssigneePhillips Screw Company
InventorGary E. Dilling
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Abstract
A depth setter tool includes a spacer having an inner diameter sized to fit around a shank of a driver bit such that the spacer can rotate about an axis passing through a center of the driver bit and independently of the driver bit. The spacer further includes an opening extending along an entire length of the spacer from a first end of the spacer to a second end of the spacer. The opening provides access to the inner diameter thereby allowing the spacer to be engaged onto the shank of the driver bit. The depth setter tool also includes a stopper. In an example, the stopper is donut-shaped and includes a compliant material that engages around the first end of the spacer.
Claims20
A depth setter tool, comprising:
- a spacer having an inner diameter sized to fit around a shank of a driver bit such that the spacer can rotate about an axis passing through a center of the driver bit and independently of the driver bit, the spacer further having an opening extending along an entire length of the spacer from a first end of the spacer to a second end of the spacer, the opening providing access to the inner diameter thereby allowing the spacer to be engaged onto the shank of the driver bit;
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- a stopper comprising a compliant material and configured to engage the first end of the spacer.
A depth setter tool, comprising:
- a driver bit having a bit tip and a shank extending from the bit tip;
- an elongated spacer having an inner diameter and an opening that provides access to the inner diameter, the opening extending along an entire length of the spacer from a first end of the spacer to a second end of the spacer, thereby allowing the spacer to be press-fit or snap-fit onto the shank of the driver bit such that the inner diameter of the spacer receives the shank of the driver bit, and the spacer can rotate independently of the driver bit;
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- a stopper having a hole, the stopper removably affixable to the first end of the spacer, such that the bit tip of the driver bit extends through the hole of the stopper.
A spacer assembly configured for use around a shank of a driver bit, the spacer assembly comprising:
- a body region having a first outer diameter and an inner diameter;
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- a neck region extending from one end of the body region and having a second outer diameter less than the first out diameter and having the inner diameter,
- wherein an opening extends through a portion of both the body region and the neck region, and along an entire length of both the body region and the neck region, the opening providing access to the inner diameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.