Mechanism for coupling and selectively positioning a socket drive transfer assembly and a driver
US5522286A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B21/002
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mechanism for cooling and accommodating user selected relative positioning of a device for manipulating threaded connectors and a drive powering the device is disclosed. The device includes a housing with a socket and a drive transfer assembly maintained therein. The mechanism includes first and second relatively rotatable coupling rings each at a different one of the housing of the device and the drive unit. Cooperative locating and securing structures are associated with each of the rings, one of the structures having apertures indexed around a circumference thereof for engagement by the other of the structures in selected ones thereof.
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