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US 8,550,755 B2Granted
Tap driver for rigid/synchronous tapping
AssigneeTapmatic Corporation
InventorsMark F. Johnson, Allan S. Johnson
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Abstract
Disclosed is a tap driver and tap driver system for rigid tapping, which includes a unique flexure system. In some embodiments, an integrated flexure component and housing configuration provides and may provide both a more economical and a universal configuration of the tap driver flexure component that allows the central body to be integrated with and into different types of tap drivers.
Claims9
A tap driver for rigid or synchronous tapping, comprising:
- (a) a tap driver body comprising:
- a shank portion at a first end of the tap driver body, the shank portion configured to be secured to a tapping machine;
- a chuck portion at a second end of the tap driver;
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- a central body portion between the shank portion and the chuck portion, the central body portion including a housing and a corresponding non-circular flexure component fitted therein, the flexure component being integrated with the housing and having a defined compressibility.
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A universal tap driver flexure system for rigid tapping comprising:
- (a) a tap driver body comprising:
- a first shank portion at a first end of the tap driver body, the first shank portion configured to be secured to a tapping machine;
- a chuck portion at a second end of the tap driver;
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- a central body portion between the first shank portion and the chuck portion, the central body portion including a housing and a non-circular flexure component fitted therein, the flexure component having a defined compressibility;
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- a second shank portion interchangeable with the first shank portion and attachable to the central body portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.