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Positioning tool for electrical components

Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
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Filing: 1963-01-10
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Granted: 1965-11-23
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Expires: 1983-01-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Julian V Fisher

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 15:36
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F17/00; H01F17/04; H01F21/00; H01F21/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/5313; Y10T29/53257; Y10T29/53687; Y10T29/53796; Y10T29/53848; Y10T29/53857; Y10T29/53878; Y10T29/53883; Y10T29/53909; Y10T29/53913; Y10T29/53917

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 167 words
A ONE PIECE POSITIONING TOOL FOR USE WITH VARIABLE INDUCTANCE MEANS HAVING ADJUSTABLE CORE MEANS POSITIONED WITHIN A TUBE SUPPORTING INSULATED COIL WOUND MEANS ON THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID TUBE COMPRISING AN ELONGATED DIELECTRIC ROD-LIKE POSITIONING TOOL HAVING HANDLE MEANS AT ONE EXTREMITY, RETAINING MEANS AT THE OPPOSITE EXTREMITY, SAID CORE HAVING A COMPLEMENTARY BORE THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH ADAPTED TO ACCEPT SAID TOOL WITHIN SAID BORE, SAID RETAINING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE RESILIENTLY COMPRESSED DURING INSERTION OF THE TOOL WITHIN THE BORE AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE OPPOSITE END OF THE CORE WHEN THE TOOL HAS TRAVERSED THE BORE OF THE CORE AND THREADS ON THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID CORE COOPERATING WITH THE INSIDE OF SAID TUBE AND ADAPTED TO AXIALLY ADJUST SAID CORE WITHIN SAID TUBE SUPPORTING THE SURROUNDING COIL MEANS UPON ROTATION OF SAID HANDLE MEANS, SAID TOOL HAVING A PORTION INTERMEDIATE THE EXTERMITY OF SAID TOOL WHICH IS NONCIRCULAR IN SECTION, SAID BORE OF THE CORE BEING COMPLEMENTARY TO SAID NONCIRCULAR PORTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 167 words
A ONE PIECE POSITIONING TOOL FOR USE WITH VARIABLE INDUCTANCE MEANS HAVING ADJUSTABLE CORE MEANS POSITIONED WITHIN A TUBE SUPPORTING INSULATED COIL WOUND MEANS ON THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID TUBE COMPRISING AN ELONGATED DIELECTRIC ROD-LIKE POSITIONING TOOL HAVING HANDLE MEANS AT ONE EXTREMITY, RETAINING MEANS AT THE OPPOSITE EXTREMITY, SAID CORE HAVING A COMPLEMENTARY BORE THROUGHOUT ITS LENGTH ADAPTED TO ACCEPT SAID TOOL WITHIN SAID BORE, SAID RETAINING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE RESILIENTLY COMPRESSED DURING INSERTION OF THE TOOL WITHIN THE BORE AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE OPPOSITE END OF THE CORE WHEN THE TOOL HAS TRAVERSED THE BORE OF THE CORE AND THREADS ON THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID CORE COOPERATING WITH THE INSIDE OF SAID TUBE AND ADAPTED TO AXIALLY ADJUST SAID CORE WITHIN SAID TUBE SUPPORTING THE SURROUNDING COIL MEANS UPON ROTATION OF SAID HANDLE MEANS, SAID TOOL HAVING A PORTION INTERMEDIATE THE EXTERMITY OF SAID TOOL WHICH IS NONCIRCULAR IN SECTION, SAID BORE OF THE CORE BEING COMPLEMENTARY TO SAID NONCIRCULAR PORTION.

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