Patent ID: 7958766
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: B23P,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for installing an expandable member in an opening of a workpiece, the apparatus comprising: an expansion mandrel sized to fit within a passageway of the expandable member such that the expandable member radially expands when the mandrel moves through the passageway; an installation tool coupleable to the expansion mandrel, the installation tool having a distal portion and a drive system, the expansion mandrel moves along a predetermined path when the drive system is activated; a self-aligning nose cap assembly having an opening surrounding the expansion mandrel; and a joint rotatably coupling the self-aligning nose cap assembly and the installation tool such that the self-aligning nose cap assembly is capable of moving relative to the distal portion of the installation tool and moving laterally relative to the expansion mandrel.