Patent ID: 9206577
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: E02D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tool assembly comprising: a housing assembly comprising a sidewall comprising a first end, a second end, and an inner surface that defines a cavity that extends between the first end and the second end along a longitudinal axis; a rod assembly slideably coupled to said housing assembly and orientated within said housing cavity such that a portion of said rod assembly extends outwardly from the housing first end; an impact assembly positioned within said housing cavity and orientated between said rod assembly and the housing second end, said impact assembly configured to selectively contact said rod assembly to move said rod assembly along the longitudinal axis, said tool assembly operable in a first operating mode wherein the rod assembly is movable with respect to the impact assembly, and a second operating mode wherein the impact assembly contacts the rod assembly to move the rod assembly outwardly from the housing; and, a mode selector assembly for selectively contacting said impact assembly to adjust an operation of said tool assembly between the first mode of operation and the second mode of operation, wherein said impact assembly is movable between a first position and a second position along the longitudinal axis, said impact assembly is positioned at the first position during the first mode of operation, and is movable between the first position and the second position during the second mode of operation, wherein, during the second mode of operation, said rod assembly moves said impact assembly from the first position to the second position.