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US 7,959,756 B2Granted
Small handle production method and apparatus
OwnerRoger Zimmermanninventor
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Abstract
A way of making small, fragile, decorative handles on a lathe is disclosed along with tools for gluing pen-tubes into these handles is shown. Use of these tools and methods of use allows wood turners to avoid excessive rework and mess associated with the gluing process of making pen blanks while assuring better product due to more complete and uniform distribution of the adhesive layer.
Claims7
An apparatus to aid the insertion of pen-tube into a turning blank for making substantially tubular handles for novelty items, generally on a lathe, comprising:
- a substantially rod-like pen-tube insertion shaft, tip, and assembly for holding a pen tube for insertion into a blank comprising:
- a. an insertion shaft having a proximal and a distal end;
- b. an insertion tip located at the distal end of the insertion shaft;
- wherein the insertion tip being substantially a parabolic cone on the leading edge, and being substantially beveled or tapered on the trailing edge for holding the leading edge of the pen-tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.