Patent ID: 6386804
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: B23G,Y10T

Abstract:
A recessed damaged stud re-threading tool for allowing threads on a recessed stud to be restored comprising, in combination:a cylindrical housing having an open lower end, a closed upper end, and a cylindrical side wall therebetween, the open lower end exposing an internal chamber, the closed upper end having a central square-shaped aperture and a pair of diametrically opposed round apertures therein, the cylindrical side wall having a channel extending therethrough downwardly of the closed upper end, the cylindrical side wall having an opening therein upwardly of the open lower end being in communication with the internal chamber; a cylindrical thread die positionable within the internal chamber of the cylindrical housing, the thread die being held within the internal chamber by a set screw insertable within the opening in the cylindrical side wall, the thread die having an open lower end for receiving a stud therein; a first handle positionable within the channel extending through the cylindrical side wall of the cylindrical housing, the first handle being linear, the first handle having opposed ends exposed in a diametrically opposed relationship with respect to the cylindrical housing; and a second handle adapted for coupling with one of the pair of round apertures of the cylindrical housing, the second handle being essentially L-shaped defined by a long horizontal portion and a short vertical portion, the short vertical portion having a free end receivable within one of the pair of round apertures.