Patent ID: 7216520

Claim:
A threaded insert installation apparatus comprising: a housing comprising a body section and a nose piece, wherein the nose piece comprises a forward end and a rearward end, wherein the rearward end of the nose piece is attached to the body section; a rotary power source contained within the housing; reciprocating means contained within the housing; a drive shaft comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the drive shaft further comprising a circumferential shoulder member; an extension member connecting the drive shaft to the rotary power source, wherein the first end of the drive shaft is received by the extension member; a mandrel comprising a shaft, the mandrel further comprising a threaded end and a drive end opposite the threaded end, wherein a portion of the shaft comprises threads and the drive end is connected to the second end of the drive shaft wherein a portion of the mandrel is disposed in the nose piece with the threaded end extending beyond the forward end of the nose piece; and mandrel shock absorbing means for allowing the mandrel to reciprocate with respect to the nose piece from a first position to a second position, where the mandrel shock absorbing means operates independently from the reciprocating means.