Individual packaging unit for precision tools
OwnerPeter Roeslerinventor
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Abstract
An individual packaging unit for precision tools that includes a base part with a receiving opening for receiving a shaft of a breakable object loosely and with clearance. A protective part with a groove-shaped receiving device for anchoring the precision tool is disposed on the base part in a way to be pivotable, said protective part comprising at least two functionally separate portions wherein one portion is a clamping part, and the other portion is a receiving part. The individual packaging unit is closed with a push-on protective cap that is pushed in a longitudinal direction to engage the base part. The clamping part clamps the precision tool when the protective cap is pushed onto the individual packaging unit.
Claims19
Packaging for a tool that has a shaft, said packaging comprising:
- a base that defines an internal opening for receiving the shaft of said tool, said internal opening being sized to receive the shaft of said tool with clearance between the tool and the walls of said internal opening;
- a protective part that is pivotally connected to the base part, said protective part having a groove-shaped device for receiving the tool, said protective part having a first section that clamps said tool and a second section that receives said tool;
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- a protective cap that is movable in a longitudinal direction over the protective part to contact said base and to close said packaging, said protective cap engaging the first section of said protective part and actuating the first section of said protective part to clamp said tool at times when said protective cap is extended over the first section.
A process for placing a tool in packaging that includes a base that is hinged to a protective part, said protective part including a clamping receiving device that is formed of two centering ribs with clamping edges that define gaps therebetween, said process comprising the steps of:
- dropping the tool into a receiving opening that is defined in the base;
- pivoting the protective part with respect to said base to bring the longitudinal axis of said protective part into alignment with the longitudinal axis of said base and causing the tool to pass through the gaps between the clamping edges of the centering ribs and so that the tool is captured in the clamping receiving device;
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- covering the protective part with a protective cap by moving the cap longitudinally over the protective part, said protective cap interfering with a portion of said protective part and causing said protective part to close the gaps between the clamping edges of the centering ribs to secure the tool in the packaging.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.