Device to remove plug from hole saw bit and related systems and methods
AssigneeR Kooima Consulting, LLC
InventorRoger D. Kooima
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Abstract
The embodiments herein generally relate to a device for the removal of a hole saw plug including a device body, an actuator, and at least two pins. In response to the drill operating in a clockwise direction, the actuator is configured to move the pins toward the cavity. In response to the drill operating in a counterclockwise direction, the actuator is configured to move the pins outward from the cavity and toward the hole saw such that the pins contact a plug disposed within the hole saw, thereby applying a force on the plug such that the plug can be removed from the hole saw.
Claims19
A device for the removal of a hole saw plug, comprising:
- a device body, comprising:
- a drill end configured to operably couple with a drill;
- a hole saw end configured to operably couple with a hole saw;
- a wall extending from the drill end to the hole saw end and forming a cavity;
- an actuator disposed within the cavity and operably coupleable to the drill;
- and
- at least two pins comprising:
- a first end operably coupled to the actuator;
- and
- a second end configured to protrude outwardly from the cavity and through the wall, the second end being configured to be disposed through a hole saw opening;
- wherein:
- in response to the drill operating in a clockwise direction, the actuator is configured to move the pins toward the cavity;
- and
- in response to the drill operating in a counterclockwise direction, the actuator is configured to move the pins outward from the cavity and toward the hole saw such that the pins contact a plug disposed within the hole saw, thereby applying a force on the plug such that the plug is removable from the hole saw.
A hole saw plug removal assembly, comprising:
- a drill;
- a hole saw;
- a hole saw plug removal device, comprising:
- a device body, comprising:
- a drill end configured to operably couple with the drill;
- a hole saw end configured to operably couple with the hole saw;
- a wall extending from the drill end to the hole saw end and forming a cavity;
- an actuator disposed within the cavity and operably coupleable to the drill;
- and
- at least two pins comprising:
- a first end operably coupled to the actuator;
- and
- a second end configured to protrude outwardly from the cavity and through the wall, the second end being configured to be disposed through a hole saw opening;
- and
- wherein:
- in response to the drill operating in a clockwise direction, the actuator is configured to move the pins into the cavity;
- and
- in response to the drill operating in a counterclockwise direction, the actuator is configured to move the pins outward from the cavity and toward the hole saw such that the pins contact a plug disposed within the hole saw, thereby applying a force on the plug such that the plug is removable from the hole saw.
A method for removing a hole saw plug, comprising:
- providing an assembly for removing a hole saw plug, the assembly comprising:
- a drill;
- a hole saw comprising a plurality of hole saw openings;
- a hole saw plug removal device, comprising:
- a device body, comprising:
- a drill end configured operably coupled with the drill;
- a hole saw end configured to operably couple with the hole saw;
- a wall extending from the drill end to the hole saw end and forming a cavity;
- an actuator disposed within the cavity and operably coupleable to the drill;
- at least two pins comprising:
- a first end operably coupled to the actuator;
- and
- a second end;
- and
- operating the drill in a counterclockwise direction such that the at least two pins move translationally through the hole saw openings, thereby applying a force on a plug such that the plug is removable from the hole saw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.