Multi-purpose tool, suitable in particular for drilling and cutting
US4723332A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T408/31
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a multi-purpose tool constituted by a U-shaped frame with two branches joined together by a bar, one branch being extended by an appendix parallel to the bar and equipped at its end with a drilling tool, by a handle assembly extending from the end of the second branch in parallel to the bar and comprising a handle adapted to be either integral with the frame or mounted for rotating thereon, and by an elongated cutting tool with two ends fastenable on the ends of the two branches of the U-shape. The handle comprises a rod of which one threaded end is provided with a shoulder, whereas close to its end, the second branch of the U-shape is provided with a hole traversed by the threaded end of the rod until it contacts the shoulder part, a nut being provided to optionally hold said rod in position on the frame and to selectively immobilize it thereon. The invention finds an application as a tool for drilling an cutting earthenware tiles.
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