Self-Contained Modular Rotary / Reciprocal / Vibratory Movement Multi-Purpose Tool Apparatus
OwnerTerry Sandefurinventor
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Abstract
A self-contained modular rotary/reciprocal/vibratory movement multi-purpose tool apparatus for cutting, drilling, trimming, sanding, polishing, or massaging utilizing a plurality of tool pieces for work upon an article, the apparatus includes a core first module with a surrounding sidewall with a motor disposed therein, wherein the motor is rotationally engaged to a speed reduction transmission that is also disposed within the core, wherein the speed reduction transmission has a speed reduction transmission output shaft that has a first means for rotational removable engagement to drive the tool piece for the cutting, drilling, trimming, sanding, polishing, or massaging functions.
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A self-contained modular rotary/reciprocal/vibratory movement multi-purpose tool apparatus, said multi-purpose tool apparatus is for cutting, drilling, trimming, sanding, polishing, or massaging utilizing a plurality of tool pieces for work upon an article, said multi-purpose tool apparatus comprising:
- a. a core first module that has a core first end portion and an opposing core second end portion with a core longitudinal axis spanning therebetween, said core first module also includes a core surrounding sidewall with a core surrounding sidewall outer surface and an opposing core surrounding sidewall inner surface, said core module further includes a core first module interior that is defined by said core first module surrounding sidewall inner surface and said first and second core end portions, said core first module further includes a motor with an energy source that is disposed within said core first module interior, said motor has a motor primary end portion and an opposing motor secondary end portion with a motor rotational axis disposed therebetween, wherein said motor secondary end portion further includes a first plurality of removably engageable electrical communications, wherein said motor further has a body portion that is disposed between said motor primary end portion and said motor secondary end portion, said motor body portion further includes a second plurality of removably engageable electrical communications that are disposed upon an external portion of said motor body portion, wherein said core longitudinal axis and said motor rotational axis are substantially coincident to one another, said motor primary end portion further includes a primary motor output shaft that is rotationally engaged to a speed reduction transmission through a speed reduction transmission input shaft, wherein said speed reduction transmission has a speed reduction transmission output shaft that has a first means for rotational removable engagement disposed at said core first end portion, said speed reduction transmission is disposed within said core first end portion, said motor secondary end portion further includes a direct motor output shaft having a second means for rotational removable engagement disposed at said core second end portion, said core first end portion has a third means for removable engagement and said core second end portion has a fourth means for removable engagement, said core surrounding sidewall further includes a first interface that is disposed therethrough from said core surrounding sidewall outer surface to said core surrounding sidewall inner surface, said first interface is about a first extension axis that is positioned substantially perpendicular to said core longitudinal axis, further operationally utilizing a plurality of rotating tools that are removably engaged to said first means via a chuck rotational holding vise for rotational removable engagement that is selected from the group consisting of a drill bits, paddle/flat wood drills, a rotating snow brush, and a hole saw.
A self-contained modular rotary/reciprocal/vibratory movement first alternative embodiment multi-purpose tool apparatus, said multi-purpose tool apparatus is for cutting, drilling, trimming, sanding, polishing, or massaging utilizing a plurality of tool pieces for work upon an article, said multi-purpose tool apparatus comprising:
- a. a core second module that has a core first end portion and an opposing core second end portion with a core percussion axis spanning therebetween, said core second module also includes a core surrounding sidewall with a core surrounding sidewall outer surface and an opposing core surrounding sidewall inner surface, said core module further includes a core second module interior that is defined by said core second module surrounding sidewall inner surface and said first and second core end portions, said core second module further includes a motor with an energy source that is disposed within said core second module interior, said motor has a motor primary end portion and an opposing motor secondary end portion with a motor rotational axis disposed therebetween, wherein said motor secondary end portion further includes a first plurality of removably engageable electrical communications, wherein said motor further has a body portion that is disposed between said motor primary end portion and said motor secondary end portion, said motor body portion further includes a second plurality of removably engageable electrical communications that are disposed upon an external portion of said motor body portion, wherein said core percussion axis and said motor rotational axis are substantially coincident to one another, said motor primary end portion further includes a primary motor output shaft that is rotationally engaged to a speed reduction transmission through a speed reduction transmission input shaft, wherein said speed reduction transmission has a speed reduction transmission output shaft that has a fourteenth means for rotational removable engagement disposed at said core first end portion, said speed reduction transmission is disposed within said core first end portion, said core first end portion has a twelfth means for removable engagement and said core second end portion has a thirteenth means for removable engagement, said core surrounding sidewall further includes a second interface that is disposed therethrough from said core surrounding sidewall outer surface to said core surrounding sidewall inner surface, said second interface is about a second extension axis that is positioned substantially perpendicular to said core longitudinal axis;
- b. a rotary rotation to variable imbalance rotary percussive movement nineth module that includes a nineth module input end portion and an opposing nineth module output end portion with a variable percussive axis disposed therebetween, further said nineth module input end portion includes a fifteenth means for removable engagement, further said variable rotary percussive movement ninth module has a variable rotary percussive movement output shaft that has a fourteenth means for variable rotary movement via a first motor drive with an imbalance element, and percussive movement removable engagement, said rotary rotation to variable rotary reciprocal movement nineth module further includes a soft tip dome shaped massager extension that is removably engaged to said fifthteenth means, to operationally provide massage movement with rotary variable imbalance and percussion movement;
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- c. a tenth module for the rotary rotation to variable imbalance rotary percussive movement, for a variable reciprocal movement of said tenth module for the rotary rotation to variable imbalance rotary percussive movement, that includes a tenth module input end portion and an opposing tenth module output end portion with a variable reciprocal axis disposed therebetween including a reciprocating mass with reciprocating movement along said variable reciprocating axis, further said tenth module output end portion includes a twelfth means for removable engagement, further said variable reciprocal movement tenth module has an input shaft that is rotationally removably engageable to an eighteenth means for variable rotary percussive movement removable engagement rotational engagement, said tenth module input end portion is removably engaged to a nineteenth means for removable engagement, further operationally said variable reciprocal movement tenth module variable reciprocating output with rotary variable imbalance percussion output shaft adds reciprocating percussive movement to said second and nineth modules.
A self-contained modular rotary/reciprocal/vibratory movement second alternative embodiment multi-purpose tool apparatus, said multi-purpose tool apparatus is for cutting, drilling, trimming, sanding, polishing, or massaging utilizing a plurality of tool pieces for work upon an article, said multi-purpose tool apparatus comprising:
- a. a core first module that has a core first end portion and an opposing core second end portion with a core longitudinal axis spanning therebetween, said core first module also includes a core surrounding sidewall with a core surrounding sidewall outer surface and an opposing core surrounding sidewall inner surface, said core module further includes a core first module interior that is defined by said core first module surrounding sidewall inner surface and said first and second core end portions, said core first module further includes a motor with an energy source that is disposed within said core first module interior, said energy source further powers an electrical accessory, said motor has a motor primary end portion and an opposing motor secondary end portion with a motor rotational axis disposed therebetween, wherein said motor secondary end portion further includes a first plurality of removably engageable electrical communications, wherein said motor further has a body portion that is disposed between said motor primary end portion and said motor secondary end portion, said motor body portion further includes a second plurality of removably engageable electrical communications that are disposed upon an external portion of said motor body portion, wherein said core longitudinal axis and said motor rotational axis are substantially coincident to one another, said motor primary end portion further includes a primary motor output shaft that is rotationally engaged to a speed reduction transmission through a speed reduction transmission input shaft, wherein said speed reduction transmission has a speed reduction transmission output shaft that has a first means for rotational removable engagement disposed at said core first end portion, said speed reduction transmission is disposed within said core first end portion, said motor secondary end portion further includes a direct motor output shaft having a second means for rotational removable engagement disposed at said core second end portion, said core first end portion has a third means for removable engagement, said core first end portion has a third plurality of electrical accessory removably engageable electrical communications that are disposed upon said third means, and said core second end portion has a fourth means for removable engagement, said core surrounding sidewall further includes a first interface that is disposed therethrough from said core surrounding sidewall outer surface to said core surrounding sidewall inner surface, said first interface is about an extension axis that is positioned substantially perpendicular to said core longitudinal axis, further operationally utilizing a plurality of rotating tools that are removably engaged to said first means via a chuck rotational holding vise for rotational removable engagement that is selected from the group consisting of a drill bits, paddle/flat wood drills, a rotating snow brush, and a hole saw;
- b. a collar structure that functions as a switch that includes a light dimmer and power off/on switch that are tethered to one another via an electrical communication, said collar structure has a proximal end portion and an opposing distal end portion, wherein said collar structure proximal end portion interfaces with said third means for removable engagement and said third plurality of electrical accessory removably engageable electrical communications, further said collar structure distal end portion has a seventeenth means for removable engagement and a fourth plurality of electrical accessory removably engageable electrical communications;
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- c. an illumination element that is sized and configured to illuminate the article, said illumination element is removably engaged to said collar structure at said seventeenth means for removable engagement and at said fourth plurality of electrical accessory removably engageable electrical communications.
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