Modular long handled tool component system
AssigneeMag-Lok Tools, Inc.
InventorsRobert C. Mouch, Charles Fallen, III, G. Ray Miller
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Abstract
An industrial long handled tool component system is provided having interchangeable tool heads, connectors, handles and grips. The novel connector system provides a tool head connected to a receiver comprised of a polygonal locking bar concentric with a round outer reinforcing collar for engaging a connector and separated by plastic isolations seals. The novel connector promotes connection integrity and prevents joint movement. An alternate embodiment provides a connector system and method of stamping and shaping a tool head integrally formed with a receiver.
Claims19
A method for creating a tool head having a working end integrally formed with a receiving end for a modular tool component system, the method comprising:
- stamping a blank from a sheet of metal;
- shaping the working end of the tool head;
- attaching a supporting disk to the blank, wherein a locking bar is concentric with and extends perpendicularly from the supporting disk;
- rolling the blank around the supporting disk to form a body;
- and,
- securing the supporting disk to the body.
A method for making a tool head for a modular tool component system, the method comprising:
- heat treating a sheet of metal;
- stamping a flat blank of the tool head from the sheet of metal;
- shaping a working end of the tool head from the blank;
- securing a set of planar locking surfaces to a supporting disk;
- securing the supporting disk to the blank;
- and,
- forming a receiving end of the tool head by rolling the blank about a central axis around the supportive disk.
A method for connecting a removable tool head to a long handle comprising:
- providing a tool head comprising a receiving end integrally formed with a working end;
- providing a first set of planar locking surfaces extending from the receiving end;
- providing a connector, attached to a handle, comprising a second set of planar locking surfaces;
- inserting the connector into the receiving end;
- inserting a locking screw through the receiving end and the connector;
- and,
- inserting a retaining pin through the connector and through the handle.
A modular connection system for a long handled tool comprising:
- a tool head comprising a working end integrally formed with a receiving end;
- a first set of locking surfaces rigidly attached to the receiving end;
- a connector comprising an open end and a second set of locking surfaces, wherein the receiving end removably engages the connector such that the first set of locking surfaces is adjacent the second set of locking surfaces;
- a handle removably engaged the open end;
- a first connection means engaged with and removable from the receiving end and the connector;
- a second connection means engaged with and removable from the connector and the handle;
- a supporting disk rigidly attached to the receiving end;
- and,
- the first set of locking surfaces rigidly attached to the supporting disk such that the first set of locking surfaces are concentric with and extend perpendicularly from the supporting disk.
A modular connection system for a long handled tool comprising:
- a tool head comprising a working end integrally formed with a receiving end;
- a first set of locking surfaces rigidly attached to the receiving end;
- a connector comprising an open end and a second set of locking surfaces, wherein the receiving end removably engages the connector such that the first set of locking surfaces is adjacent the second set of locking surfaces;
- a handle removably engaged with the open end;
- a first connection means engaged with and removable from the receiving end and the connector;
- a second connection means engaged with and removable from the connector and the handle;
- and,
- a sleeve seated between the first set of locking surfaces and the second set of locking surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.