US4172341A
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Faucet seat refinisher
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-03-27
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Granted: 1979-10-30
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Expires: 1998-03-27
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an electric tool particularly adapted for the grinding and refinishing of different sized and shaped faucet seats. The tool comprises an electric motor having a rotary output shaft, an adapter in the form of a double-ended chuck one end of which is sized to receive the rotary output shaft of the electric motor, and a plurality of mandrels each one of which comprises a stem sized to be received in the other end of the adapter and a working shaft sized and shaped to receive different sizes and/or shaped faucet seats. The electric motor may be either hand-held or bench mounted.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard W. Klein, Sr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 19:34
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23D; B23D73/00; B23D73/14; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T279/00; Y10T279/17; Y10T279/17761; Y10T279/17821; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/44; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/70; Y10T403/7041; Y10T408/00; Y10T408/55; Y10T408/557; Y10T408/558; Y10T408/5587
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
An electric tool for grinding and refinishing faucet seats, said tool comprising: (a) an electric motor having a rotary output shaft; (b) an adapter in the form of a double-ended chuck, said chuck having a first internal bore having a first diameter at one end and a second internal bore having a second diameter at the other end, said chuck releasably receiving the rotary output shaft of said electric motor in said first internal bore; and (c) a plurality of mandrels which are selectively releasably mountable in said adapter one at a time, each of said mandrels comprising a stem sized to be received in said second internal bore and a working shaft sized and shaped to receive different sized and/or shaped faucet seats, the working shaft of at least one of said mandrels being axially stepped to accommodate different sized faucet seats, whereby a large variety of different sized and shaped faucet seats can be mounted on and rotated by the tool during grinding and refinishing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
An electric tool for grinding and refinishing faucet seats, said tool comprising: (a) an electric motor having a rotary output shaft; (b) an adapter in the form of a double-ended chuck, said chuck having a first internal bore having a first diameter at one end and a second internal bore having a second diameter at the other end, said chuck releasably receiving the rotary output shaft of said electric motor in said first internal bore; and (c) a plurality of mandrels which are selectively releasably mountable in said adapter one at a time, each of said mandrels comprising a stem sized to be received in said second internal bore and a working shaft sized and shaped to receive different sized and/or shaped faucet seats, the working shaft of at least one of said mandrels being axially stepped to accommodate different sized faucet seats, whereby a large variety of different sized and shaped faucet seats can be mounted on and rotated by the tool during grinding and refinishing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
An electric tool as recited in claim 1 wherein two set screws are threadedly mounted in said adapter in position to clamp the rotary output shaft of said electric motor and the stem of one of said mandrels, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electric tool as recited in claim 2 and further comprising a resilient collar mounted on each of the stems of said mandrels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electric tool as recited in claim 3 wherein each of said collars has a flattened side to cooperate with one of said set screws.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
An electric tool as recited in claim 1 wherein the stems of all of said mandrels are identical in size and shape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electric tool as recited in claim 1 wherein the working shaft of at least one of said mandrels is cleft to facilitate slipping a workpiece over it.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electric tool as recited in claim 1 wherein the working shaft of at least one of said mandrels is circular in cross-section.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electric tool as recited in claim 1 wherein the working shaft of at least one of said mandrels is polygonal in cross-section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
An electric tool as recited in claim 1 which is hand held.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
An electric tool as recited in claim 1 which is bench mounted.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-10-29 | 1987-04-30 | 1987-10-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-10-29 | 1991-04-30 | 1991-10-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |