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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Albert J Kachich, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Indresco Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B / ; B24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
451295 ; 451358 ; 451359 ; 173219 ; 173221 ; 173169 ;
Abstract
A pneumatic tool (10) is described for diverting exhaust air from an air motor (18) between a rearward opening (22), a forward opening (24), or both, without requiring any disassembly. An exhaust diverting valve selector (26) allows adjustment of the direction of flow as determined by an exhaust diverting valve (60) from the exterior of tool (10). A method of manufacturing a pneumatic tool (10) with an exhaust diverting valve (60) is also disclosed.