Patent ID: 7980795

Claim:
A multi-piece tool assembly, comprising: a male threaded member having an external thread; a female threaded member having an opening adapted to receive at least part of the male threaded member up to a predetermined depth and an internal thread adapted to mate with the external thread of the male threaded member; and an axially extending abutment surface on the male threaded member facing toward a longitudinal axis of the male threaded member and an axially extending abutment surface on the female threaded member facing away from a longitudinal axis of the female threaded member, the axially extending abutment surfaces cooperating so that the longitudinal axes of the male threaded member and the female threaded member are substantially coaxial, wherein, when the male threaded member is received in the opening to the predetermined depth, substantially all forces between the external thread and the internal thread are oriented along an axis of the female threaded member, a working portion of the tool assembly being provided on one of the male threaded member and the female threaded member.