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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
May. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ahmed A El Dessouky, Pico Rivera, CA (US);
Izya Lurye, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Textron Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B / ; B23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
408 / ; 408 84 ; 408112 ;
Abstract
A drill assembly for facilitating the removal of a rivet from a workpiece. The drill assembly includes a cutter housing which has an end portion that defines a recess for receiving a head of the rivet. The cutter housing also has a channel for receiving a cutter, and the channel communicates with the recess for cutting a notch in the head of the rivet. A longitudinal axis of the channel is offset from a longitudinal axis of the rivet when the head of the rivet is positioned in the recess defined by the end portion of the cutter housing.