Indexable tool

摘要

A tool may be configured, in various embodiments, with a handle capable of housing house a gear in an aperture. The gear can have at least a predetermined number of facets and an orbital ring. A securing feature can have a first notch that is adapted to engage the orbital ring to allow rotational movement while securing the gear within the aperture.

主权项

1. An indexable tool comprising:
a handle configured to house a gear in an aperture, the gear having a predetermined number of facets and a retention ring; a securing feature having a first notch adapted to engage opposing sidewalls of the retention ring from a first longitudinal side of the gear; and a securing plug having a second notch adapted to engage opposing sidewalls of less than all of the retention ring from a second longitudinal side of the gear, the first and second notches respectively shaped to contact multiple different surfaces of the retention ring when the securing feature is in a first position relative to the handle and the first notch adapted to separate from the retention ring when the securing feature is in a second position relative to the handle, the second position of the securing feature configured to allow rotational movement of the gear while preventing transverse movement of the gear in opposite first and second directions within the aperture.