Tap tool assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorJoel A. Wotruba
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Abstract
A tap tool assembly includes a tap, a retaining member and a sleeve. The tap has a thread cutting section and a shaft section. The retaining member is fixed to the shaft section of the tap adjacent to a first end of the thread cutting section. The sleeve has a central bore extending therethrough. A surface of the sleeve defines the central bore and has a shoulder. The sleeve is coupled to the shaft section of the tap for movement between a first position completely covering the thread cutting section and a second position exposing at least a portion of the thread cutting section, with the sleeve being biased to move toward the first position.
Claims19
A tap tool assembly comprising:
- a tap having a thread cutting section and a shaft section, the tap further including a flat surface formed on the shaft section adjacent to one end of the threaded cutting section;
- a retaining member fixed to the shaft section of the tap adjacent to the first end of the thread cutting section, the retaining member being installed to the shaft portion in alignment with the flat surface;
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- a sleeve having a central bore extending therethrough, a surface of the sleeve that defines the central bore having a shoulder, the sleeve being coupled to the shaft section of the tap for movement between a first position completely covering the thread cutting section and a second position exposing at least a portion of the thread cutting section, the sleeve being biased to move toward the first position.
A tap tool assembly comprising
- a tap having a thread cutting section and a shaft section;
- a retaining member fixed to the shaft section of the tap adjacent to the first end of the thread cutting section;
- a sleeve having a central bore extending therethrough, a surface of the sleeve that defines the central bore having a shoulder, the sleeve being coupled to the shaft section of the tap for movement between a first position completely covering the thread cutting section and a second position exposing at least a portion of the thread cutting section, the sleeve being biased to move toward the first position;
- a retaining clip, and
- a surface of the sleeve further that defines the central bore includes a circumferentially extending channel that receives the retaining clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.