Patent ID: 11958119
Assignee: CLIMAX PORTABLE MACHINE TOOLS, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 1:
2. The portable lathe assembly kit of claim 1, wherein the portable lathe assembly kit is a partially assembled portable lathe assembly kit that comprises a first lathe clamshell subassembly and a second lathe clamshell subassembly that are configured to be operatively coupled to one another to operatively install the portable lathe on the cylindrical workpiece; wherein each frame member comprises a first frame clamshell portion and a second frame clamshell portion that are configured to be operatively coupled to one another when the portable lathe is operatively installed on the cylindrical workpiece;
wherein the tool assembly comprises a first tool assembly clamshell portion and a second tool assembly clamshell portion that are configured to be operatively coupled to one another when the portable lathe is operatively installed on the cylindrical workpiece;
wherein the first lathe clamshell subassembly comprises the first frame clamshell portion of each frame member operatively coupled to one another by a first subset of the plurality of guide bars and the first tool assembly clamshell portion operatively coupled to the first subset of the plurality of guide bars; and
wherein the second lathe clamshell subassembly comprises the second frame clamshell portion of each frame member operatively coupled to one another by a second subset of the plurality of guide bars and the second tool assembly clamshell portion operatively coupled to the second subset of the plurality of guide bars.