Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A collet adapted to engage a confronting wall comprising a cylindrical body with a work stop end and a locking member end, a work stop disposed in the work stop end of said body, said body being formed with a plurality of axially elongated, axially extending slots, an axially elongated, axially extending detachable wall-engaging member disposed in each of said slots, said detachable wall-engaging members extending into said body and projecting out of said body, and a rotatable locking member disposed in said locking member end of said body in engagement with said detachable wall-engaging members for controlling the extent in which said detachable wall-engaging members project out of said body for engagement with said confronting wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A collet adapted to engage a confronting wall comprising a cylindrical body with a work stop end and a locking member end, a work stop disposed in the work stop end of said body, said body being formed with a plurality of axially elongated, axially extending slots, an axially elongated, axially extending detachable wall-engaging member disposed in each of said slots, said detachable wall-engaging members extending into said body and projecting out of said body, and a rotatable locking member disposed in said locking member end of said body in engagement with said detachable wall-engaging members for controlling the extent in which said detachable wall-engaging members project out of said body for engagement with said confronting wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A collet stop as claimed in claim 1 and comprising resilient annular means disposed radially around said body and in engagement with said detachable wall-engaging member for retaining said detachable wall-engaging members on said body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A collet stop as claimed in claim 2 wherein said resilient annular means comprise a plurality of O-rings
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
A collet stop as claimed in claim 2 wherein each of said wall-engaging members includes an axially elongated, axially extending tapered surface disposed within said body for engagement be said locking member, each of said tapered surfaces being inclined inwardly within said body as it progresses toward said work stop end of said body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A collet stop as claimed in claim 4 wherein said locking member includes a tapered end for engagement with said tapered surfaces of said detachable wall-engaging members.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
112 words
A collet stop as claimed in claim 5 wherein said locking member includes a threaded cylindrical wall for threaded engagement with an internally threaded bore of said body at the locking member end thereof and wherein said detachable wall-engaging members increase the extent of projection from said body against the urgency of said resilient annular means as said locking member reduces its extent of projection from the locking member end of said body, and wherein said detachable wall-engaging members reduce the extent of projection from said body under the action of said resilient annular means as said locking member increases its extent of projection from the locking member end of said body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A collet stop as claimed in claim 6 wherein said work stop end includes a threaded cylindrical wall received in threaded engagement by an internally threaded bore of said body at the work stop end thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A collet stop as claimed in claim 1 wherein said locking member and said detachable wall-engaging members are made of material with different degrees of softness to improve the locking action therebetween.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A collet stop as claimed in claim 2 wherein said locking member and said detachable wall-engaging members are made of material with different degrees of softness to improve the locking action therebetween.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A collet stop as claimed in claim 1 wherein said locking member is made of steel and said wall-engaging members are made of aluminum.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
A collet stop as claimed in claim 1 and comprising an axially disposed extension member for each of said wall-engaging members, said extensions members being detachably secured to said wall-engaging members respectively at the portions thereof projecting outwardly from said body for engagement with a said confronting wall.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
A collet stop as claimed in claim 7 and comprising an axially disposed extension member for each of said wall-engaging members, said extension members being detachably secured to said wall-engaging members respectively at the portions thereof projecting outwardly from said body for engagement with said confronting wall.