Fixed Angle Tool Holder
AssigneeHowmedica Osteonics Corp.
InventorPeter Tulkis
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Abstract
A tool assembly includes a variable angle tool that has first and second drive members with respective first and second axes. The second drive member is moveably connected to the first drive member so as to form a variable angle therebetween. The assembly also includes a fixed angle holder that has a first support member, a second support member, and a bridge. The first and second support members respectively rotatably hold the first and second drive members. The bridge is connected to and extends between the first and second support members such that the first and second drive members are held in a fixed position when the first and second drive members are held by the respective first and second drive members.
Claims20
A tool assembly, comprising:
- a variable angle tool having a first drive member defining a first drive axis and a second drive member defining a second drive axis, the second drive member being connected to the first drive member such that the second drive member is moveable relative to the first drive member from a first position in which the first and second drive axes form a first angle and a second position in which the first and second drive axes form a second angle different than the first angle;
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- a fixed angle holder having a first support member, a second support member, and a bridge, the first support member and the second support member being respectively configured to rotatably hold the first and second drive members, and the bridge being connected to and extending between the first and second support members such that the first and second drive members are held in the first position when the first and second drive members are rotatably held by the respective first and second support members.
A tool assembly, comprising:
- a variable angle tool having a first drive member and a second drive member, the first drive member having a first end and a second end and defining a first drive axis, the second drive member having a first end and a second end and defining a second drive axis, the second end of the first drive member connected to the first end of the second drive member to form a joint having at least two degrees of freedom;
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- a fixed angle holder having a handle, a bushing, and a bridge, the handle having a first longitudinal opening configured to rotatably receive the first drive member, the bushing having a second longitudinal opening configured to rotatably receive the second drive member, and the bridge connected to and extending between the handle and bushing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.