Adjustable mount

Claim 2

A tool mount comprising: a support; a shaft; means mounting the shaft on the support for rotation about its longitudinal axis and for translation along said axis; first means coupled with the shaft and the support for adjustably rotating the shaft about said axis; second means coupled with the shaft for adjustably shifting the same along said axis relative to the support; spring means biasing the shaft in a predetermined direction; and means carried by the shaft for attaching a tool thereto.

Claim 3

A mount as set forth in claim 1, wherein said mounting means includes a pair of spaced, aligned, tubular members, each member having a bearing coupled with the shaft.

Claim 4

A mount as set forth in claim 1, wherein said mounting means comprises a pair of aligned, tubular members, there being a bearing coupled with each member, respectively, said shaft extending through said members and being journaled in said bearings and movable axially thereof.

Claim 5

A mount as set forth in claim 3, wherein said shifting means includes head threadably coupled to the shaft on one side of one of the bearings for adjustably moving the shaft relative thereto, and means on the opposite side of said one bearing for biasing the shaft in one direction.

Claim 6

A tool mount comprising: a support, a shaft; means mounting the shaft on said support for axial and rotational movement of the shaft relative to the support; means coupled with the shaft for adjustably and axially moving the same relative to the support; means secured to the shaft for adjusting the initial rotative position of the shaft relative to the support; spring means coupled with the shaft for biasing the same into said position; and means carried by the shaft and extending laterally therefrom for coupling a tool thereto in spaced relationship to the axis thereof.

Claim 7

A tool mount comprising: a support, a shaft; means mounting the shaft on said support for axial and rotational movement of the shaft relative to the support; means coupled with the shaft for adjustably and axially moving the same relative to the support; means secured to the shaft for adjusting the initial rotative position of the shaft relative to the support; spring means coupled with the shaft for biasing the same into said position; and means carried by the shaft and extending laterally therefrom for coupling a tool thereto in spaced relationship to the axis thereof.

Claim 8

A mount as set forth in claim 5, wherein said tool coupling means comprises a tool holder, and means shiftably mounting the holder on the shaft for movement transversely thereof in opposite directions.

Claim 9

A tool mount comprising: a support having a pair of spaced, vertically aligned, tubular members; a bearing for each member, respectively; a shaft extending through said members and being coupled with the bearings for rotation relative to the members and for rectilinear movement through the bearings and the members, the upper portion of the shaft being externally threaded; a head threadably mounted on said upper shaft portion and engaging the adjacent bearing, said head being rotatable about the shaft to cause the latter to move relative to and through said members; an arm; means securing the arm to the shafT between said members with the arm extending laterally from the shaft; an adjustment device shiftably carried by the arm adjacent to its outer end, said device being engageable with the support; means biasing the arm toward the support; a tool holder; means mounting the tool holder on the lower end of the shaft for movement transversely thereof in opposed directions; means biasing the tool holder in a direction away from the shaft; and means coupled with said mounting means for shifting the tool holder transversely of the shaft.

Claim 10

A tool mount comprising: a support having a pair of spaced, vertically aligned, tubular members; a bearing for each member, respectively; a shaft extending through said members and being coupled with the bearings for rotation relative to the members and for rectilinear movement through the bearings and the members, the upper portion of the shaft being externally threaded; a head threadably mounted on said upper shaft portion and engaging the adjacent bearing, said head being rotatable about the shaft to cause the latter to move relative to and through said members; an arm; means securing the arm to the shafT between said members with the arm extending laterally from the shaft; an adjustment device shiftably carried by the arm adjacent to its outer end, said device being engageable with the support; means biasing the arm toward the support; a tool holder; means mounting the tool holder on the lower end of the shaft for movement transversely thereof in opposed directions; means biasing the tool holder in a direction away from the shaft; and means coupled with said mounting means for shifting the tool holder transversely of the shaft.

Claim 11

A tool mount as set forth in claim 7, wherein said mounting means includes a block secured to the lower end of the shaft, a second shaft shiftably carried by the block and disposed transversely of the first-mentioned shaft, and a head threadably mounted on the second shaft and engaging the block, the tool holder being secured to the second shaft at a location thereon remote from said head.

Claim 12

A tool mount as set forth in claim 8, wherein said bias means includes a stub shaft secured to the block and extending outwardly therefrom longitudinally of the second shaft, an extension secured to and projecting laterally from the second shaft, said stub shaft extending through the extension and being shiftable relative thereto, and a coil spring surrounding the stub shaft and engaging said block and said extension, said spring being compressed to bias the extension and thereby the second shaft in a direction outwardly of said block.

Claim 13

A tool mount as set forth in claim 7, wherein is provided means coupled with the tool holder for alternately applying oppositely directed forces thereto to thereby cause rotation of the tool holder about the axis of said shaft.

Claim 14

A tool mount comprising: a support; a shaft; having a threaded segment; a bearing having an inner race and an outer race and disposed for mounting the shaft on said support for axial and rotational movement of the shaft relative to the support; a head threadably mounted on the segment and having an end engaging only the inner race for adjustably and axially moving the shaft relative to the support; means secured to the shaft for adjusting the initial rotative position of the shaft relative to the support; and means carried by the shaft and extending laterally therefrom for coupling a tool thereto in spaced relationship to the axis thereof.

Claim 15

A tool mount comprising: a support; a shaft; having a threaded segment; a bearing having an inner race and an outer race and disposed for mounting the shaft on said support for axial and rotational movement of the shaft relative to the support; a head threadably mounted on the segment and having an end engaging only the inner race for adjustably and axially moving the shaft relative to the support; means secured to the shaft for adjusting the initial rotative position of the shaft relative to the support; and means carried by the shaft and extending laterally therefrom for coupling a tool thereto in spaced relationship to the axis thereof.

Claim 16

A mount as set forth in claim 11, wherein is included a coil spring surrounding the shaft and engaging the inner race of the bearing, said spring being under compression to bias the shaft in one direction.

Claim 17

A tool mount comprising: a support; a shaft; means mounting the shaft on said support for axial and rotational movement of the shaft relative to the support; means coupled with the shaft for adjustably and axially moving the same relative to the support; an arm rigidly secured to the shaft for rotation therewith; an adjustment device shiftably mounted on the arm and engageable with the support in spaced relationship to the shaft for adjusting the initial rotative position of the shaft relative to the support; and means carried by the shaft and extending laterally therefrom for coupling a tool thereto in spaced relationship to the axis thereof.

Claim 18

A tool mount comprising: a support; a shaft; means mounting the shaft on said support for axial and rotational movement of the shaft relative to the support; means coupled with the shaft for adjustably and axially moving the same relative to the support; an arm rigidly secured to the shaft for rotation therewith; an adjustment device shiftably mounted on the arm and engageable with the support in spaced relationship to the shaft for adjusting the initial rotative position of the shaft relative to the support; and means carried by the shaft and extending laterally therefrom for coupling a tool thereto in spaced relationship to the axis thereof.

Claim 19

A mount as set forth in claim 13, wherein said adjustment device includes a screw, and including means biasing the arm for rotation in a predetermined direction about the axis of the shaft.

Claim 20

A tool mount comprising: a support, a shaft; means mounting the shaft on said support for axial and rotational movement of the shaft relative to the support; means coupled with the shaft for adjustably and axially moving the same relative to the support; means secured to the shaft for adjusting the initial rotative position of the shaft relative to the support: a tool holder; a second shaft substantially perpendicular to the first shaft; means on the second shaft for shiftably securing the same to the first shaft for movement transversely thereof in opposed directions, said tool holder being mOunted on the second shaft in spaced relationship to the axis of the first shaft; and means coupled with the second shaft for biasing the same in a predetermined direction with respect to said first shaft.

Claim 21

A tool mount comprising: a support, a shaft; means mounting the shaft on said support for axial and rotational movement of the shaft relative to the support; means coupled with the shaft for adjustably and axially moving the same relative to the support; means secured to the shaft for adjusting the initial rotative position of the shaft relative to the support: a tool holder; a second shaft substantially perpendicular to the first shaft; means on the second shaft for shiftably securing the same to the first shaft for movement transversely thereof in opposed directions, said tool holder being mOunted on the second shaft in spaced relationship to the axis of the first shaft; and means coupled with the second shaft for biasing the same in a predetermined direction with respect to said first shaft.