Method of supporting a tool and an apparatus for supporting a tool in an assembled apparatus
US9567872B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for supporting a tool in an assembled apparatus. The apparatus includes a support structure, the support structure having a central member and a plurality of support members pivotally mounted on the central member. The support members are movable between a non-deployed position in which the support members extend a minimum distance from the central member and a deployed position in which the support members extend a maximum distance from the central member.
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