Apparatus and method for assembling and disassembling clamps

Claim 1

A SPEEDRUNNER FOR ACTUATING AN AXIAL, PIN TYPE CLAMP HAVING A BASE PORTION AND A RELATIVELY ROTATABLE HEAD PORTION WITH TOOL ENGAGING FORMATIONS ON EACH PORTION, COMPRISING; A BARREL HAVING A FORE END AND AN AFT END WITH A DRIVE MOTOR AT SAID AFT END; THE INNER WALL OF THE FORE END OT THE BARREL BEING FORMED TO NON-ROTATABLY ENGAGE THE BASE PORTION OF SAID CLAMP; A DRIVING ELEMENT MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID BARREL AND BEING RESTRAINED AGAINST AXIAL MOVEMENT; THE FORE END OF SAID ELEMENT BEING FORMED TO NON-ROTATABLY ENGAGE THE HEAD PORTION OF SAID CLAMP; A DRIVE SHAFT SLIDABLY AND NON-ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN THE AFT PORTION OF SAID ELEMENT, AND HAVING A FORE END ADAPTED TO BE AXIALLY ENGAGED AND MOVED BY THE HEAD PORTION OF SAID CLAMP AND AN AFT END CARRYING A DRIVE ABUTMENT; A DRIVE ROTOR CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVE MOTOR AND HAVING A DRIVE ABUTMENT ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID FIRST MENTIONED DRIVE ABUTMENT UPON REARWARD AXIAL MOVEMENT OF SAID DRIVE SHAFT; AND MEANS TO YIELDABLY URGE SAID DRIVE SHAFT FORWARDLY TO MAINTAIN SAID DRIVE ABUTMENTS OUT OF DRIVING ENGAGEMENT;D SAID DRIVE SHAFT, UPON ACTUATION BY SAID ROTOR, CAUSING ROTATION OF SAID ELEMENT IN SAID BARREL AND THEREBY RELATIVE ROTATION OF THE HEAD AND BASE PORTIONS OF SAID CLAMP TO SELECTIVELY SECURE AND RELEASE SAID CLAMP.

Claim 3

A METHOD OF ACTUATING AN AXIAL, PIN TYPE CLAMP HAVING A BASE PORTION AND A RELATIVELY ROTATABLE HEAD PORTION WITH TOOL ENGAGING FORMATIONS ON EACH PORTION BY MEANS OF AN APPARATUS INCLUDING A RESTRAINING SOCKET, A DRIVE SOCKET, AND A DRIVE ROTOR DRIVINGLY ENGAGEABLE WITH AND EISENGAGEABLE FROM SAID DRIVE SOCKET, COMPRISING: ENGAGING SAID RESTRAINING SOCKET AND SAID DRIVE SOCKET WITH SAID BASE PORTION AND HEAD PORTION, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE CLAMP; HOLDING SAID RESTRAINING SOCKET AGAINST ROTATION; BRINGING SAID DRIVE ROTOR UP TO FULL OPERATIONAL SPEED TO DEVELOP MAXIMUM MOMENTUM; AND SUDDENLY ENGAGING DAID DRIVE ROTOR WITH SAID DRIVE SOCKET TO TRANSFER ITS MOMENTUM THERETO FOR INITIATING ROTATION OF SAID HEAD PORTION WITH THE MAXIMUM POWER AVAILABLE.

Claim 4

A METHOD OF ACTUATING AN AXIAL, PIN TYPE CLAMP HAVING A BASE PORTION AND A RELATIVELY ROTATABLE HEAD PORTION WITH TOOL ENGAGING FORMATIONS ON EACH PORTION BY MEANS OF AN APPARATUS INCLUDING A RESTRAINING SOCKET, A DRIVE SOCKET, AND A DRIVE ROTOR DRIVINGLY ENGAGEABLE WITH AND EISENGAGEABLE FROM SAID DRIVE SOCKET, COMPRISING: ENGAGING SAID RESTRAINING SOCKET AND SAID DRIVE SOCKET WITH SAID BASE PORTION AND HEAD PORTION, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE CLAMP; HOLDING SAID RESTRAINING SOCKET AGAINST ROTATION; BRINGING SAID DRIVE ROTOR UP TO FULL OPERATIONAL SPEED TO DEVELOP MAXIMUM MOMENTUM; AND SUDDENLY ENGAGING DAID DRIVE ROTOR WITH SAID DRIVE SOCKET TO TRANSFER ITS MOMENTUM THERETO FOR INITIATING ROTATION OF SAID HEAD PORTION WITH THE MAXIMUM POWER AVAILABLE.