Patent ID: 9457458
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B25B,B25D,F16B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for removing a fastener from a component, the fastener comprising an end portion exposed from the component, the end portion having a threaded section, the method comprising the following steps; providing a cap with a threaded opening, screwing the threaded opening of the cap onto the threaded section of the exposed end portion of the fastener, and securing a percussive tool to the cap, such that repeated impacts from the percussive tool are directed onto the exposed end portion of the fastener, wherein the percussive tool is secured to the cap by securing an impact member, which is secured to the percussive tool, in a hollow section of the cap, such that the impact member is adjacent to the exposed end portion of the fastener, and, whereby the impact member is rotatable inside the hollow section of the cap.