Patent ID: 9597787
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B25B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of using an insertion tool to install a threaded insert into a support structure comprising the steps of: providing a rotatable mandrel having a mandrel insertion end and a driven end located at opposite ends of a longitudinal axis of the mandrel; providing a first passage formed in the mandrel along a directional axis that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the first passage defining a projection slot at a first end thereof and an assembly slot at a second opposite end thereof; providing a drive projection confined to travel within the first passage along the directional axis, the drive projection including a drive hook for engaging the threaded insert; providing a biasing member engaged with the drive projection such that the biasing member urges the drive projection along the longitudinal axis to extend the drive hook proud of the projection slot; inserting the insertion end of the mandrel into the threaded insert; engaging an edge of the hook with a drive notch of the threaded insert; and rotating the mandrel to drive the threaded insert into the support structure.