TAP SLEEVE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE

摘要

A tap sleeve for accepting one of a variety of different tap tools for use to repair thread damage to an item being assembled on an assembly line. The tap sleeve is configured with a handle portion configured to be held by the worker, and a base portion for securing the tap tool and limiting the depth in which the tap tool can be inserted, while avoiding damaging the surface of the item being worked and while preventing the hand of the user from slipping toward the tap tool. Optionally, a removable head can be used to adapt the tap sleeve for use with another tool, such as a wrench, to provide additional torque.

主权项

1. A tap sleeve comprising:
a base portion having a receptacle for receiving a tap tool; a handle portion adapted for being held by a hand of a person using the tap sleeve, and having one end connecting to said base portion forming a ridge having a diameter larger than a diameter of the handle portion; and a stop sleeve extending from said base portion receptacle, said stop sleeve being adapted to control a maximum depth of insertion of the tap tool into a receptacle being tapped using the tap sleeve with the tap tool, wherein said tap sleeve is configured to receive any one of a plurality of differently sized tap tools.