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US 7,111,484 B2Granted
Plug-in lower tool
OwnerVincent J. Loneroinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a plug-in lower tool for a deep rolling apparatus. The tool includes a housing having a recessed region that defines a seat for removable mounting of the tool and a passage in communication with the seat. The tool includes a reciprocable member engageable with the tool to removably support the same in the seat.
Claims18
A deep rolling tool apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of recessed regions each defining a seat;
- a tool positionable in each of said seats;
- a plurality of detents arranged in said housing adapted to engage with said tools, said detents comprising a pin having first and second ends and a channel extending axially within from one end, said first end comprises a shaped recess for receipt of a tool;
- a spring member positioned in said channel;
- a ball reciprocable in said channel, said ball biased by said spring toward said second end and partially extensible past the same for engagement with a substantially complementary portion of one of said tools;
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- wherein a positioning of the tool in the seat engages the ball with the tool, removably securing the same in the housing.
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An apparatus for deep rolling of an elongate work piece comprising:
- a housing having a recessed region defining a seat;
- a tool engageable in said seat, said tool comprising a rolling element and an extension extending from a lower end of said tool;
- a first locking member mounted in said housing and reciprocable between a retracted position and an extended position at which said member extends into said recessed region;
- whereupon placing said tool in said seat engages said member with said extension of said tool, removably securing the same in said housing.
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A deep rolling apparatus comprising:
- an upper tool comprising a rolling element for engagement with a work piece;
- a lower tool housing defining at least one substantially rectangular seat;
- a lower tool positionable in said seat, said lower tool comprising a rolling element;
- a detent comprising a member moveable between a first position at which it locks said tool in said seat and a second position at which said tool is removable from said seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.