Harold F Rutter

US Patent:

52554767, Oct 26, 1993

Filed:

Jan 29, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/827280

Inventors:

Harold T. Rutter - Kirkwood MO

Assignee:

Sunnen Products Company - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

B24B 3302
B24B 3308

US Classification:

51355

Abstract:

A honing mandrel having an elongated body with a passageway extending along the length thereof including at least one open sided portion, the mandrel including an abrasive assembly positioned for radial movement in the open sided passageway portion having a radial outer surface formed of an abrasive material and a radial inner portion including spaced surfaces acutely angularly oriented relative to the axis of the mandrel body, cooperatively engageable surfaces on the abrasive assembly and on the body to prevent relative axial movement but not relative radial movement therebetween, and an operator member positioned in the passageway for axial movement therein, the operator member having surface portions thereon acutely angularly oriented relative to the axis of the mandrel body and positioned to make surface-to-surface slidable engagement with respective ones of the inner surfaces on the abrasive assembly whereby axial movements of the operator member in one direction relative to the abrasive assembly will produce radial movement of the abrasive assembly in an outward radial direction, the abrasive assembly and the operator member having adjacent side surfaces with other engaged portions including cooperatively engageable surfaces formed thereon which produce radial movement of the abrasive assembly in an inward direction when the operator member is moved in an axial direction opposite from the axial direction that produced the radial outward movement of the abrasive assembly.

US Patent:

40621227, Dec 13, 1977

Filed:

Jan 17, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/759843

Inventors:

Harold T. Rutter - Kirkwood MO

Assignee:

Sunnen Products Company - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

G01B 500

US Classification:

33169R

Abstract:

A gaging fixture for presetting the radially extended position of a stationary work engaging contact on a dial bore gage or like instrument, wherein the stationary work engaging contact is mounted on a member threadedly engaged with the gage, which member carries a threaded locking member for locking the threaded member and the stationary work engaging contact thereon in predetermined and determinable positions of adjustment, said fixture including a first member having a portion for engaging the member on which the stationary work gaging contact is located, and a second member movable axially and rotatably relative to the first member and having a portion thereof engageable with the member for locking the stationary work engaging contact in predetermined radial positions, the portions of the said first and second members being constructed and positioned to simultaneously engage the member on which the stationary work engaging contact is located and the locking member associated therewith in only one predetermined relative position, and cooperating indicator means on said relatively movable members calibrated to indicate the radially extended position of the stationary work engaging contact for any setting of the fixture over a predetermined range of movement of the threaded member on which the stationary work engaging contact is located.

US Patent:

42814820, Aug 4, 1981

Filed:

Oct 4, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/081625

Inventors:

Harold T. Rutter - Kirkwood MO

Assignee:

Sunnen Products Company - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

B23B 522
B23B 3100
B24B 4104

US Classification:

51168

Abstract:

An apparatus adapted to be installed for rotation on a machine and having a portion for receiving and supporting a working assembly such as a honing mandrel and a mounting adapter therefor including a mounting member for attaching the apparatus to a machine a first member having a first portion at one end for attaching to the mounting member and a tubular portion at the opposite end having a first bore of predetermined diameter adjacent to the inner end thereof and a second bore portion of greater diameter extending to the opposite end thereof, a second member positioned extending into the bore in the first member from the opposite end thereof and having an internal bore therein, the second member being constructed to permit some bending thereof, a portion on the outside diameter of the second member being the same as the predetermined diameter of the first bore portion of the first member for engagement therewith, the rest of the second member being of less diameter than the second bore portion, first and second pairs of opposed radially extending threaded members mounted in the first member adjacent the opposite end thereof for engagement with the second member and adjustable to establish the angular orientation of the opposite end portion of the second member, and other pairs of opposed radially extending threaded members in the first member engageable with the mounting member and adjustable to relocate the mandrel axis to compensate for mandrel wear.

US Patent:

42690005, May 26, 1981

Filed:

Oct 4, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/081624

Inventors:

Harold T. Rutter - Kirkwood MO

Assignee:

Sunnen Products Company - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

B24B 4900
G01B 524

US Classification:

5116574

Abstract:

An alignment fixture for use with an adjustable spindle nose device that rotatably supports a working member such as a honing mandrel to axially align the mandrel so that it rotates about a fixed axis along its length, the fixture comprising a housing having attached structure for mounting on a machine adjacent to a rotatable member to be aligned, an adjustable contact assembly including a first contact member mounted on the housing in position to engage the member to be aligned at one location therealong, a second contact assembly including a second contact member spaced from the first contact member for engaging the member to be aligned, apparatus for movably supporting the second contact assembly on the housing in position so that the second contact member is biased into engagement with the member to be aligned at a location axially spaced from the adjustable contact, an indicator assembly on the housing including a graduated scale and an indicator member movable relative to the scale, an operative connection between the second contact assembly and the movable indicator member whereby the indicator member indicates on the scale the position of the second contact member relative to the first contact member when both contacts are engaged with the member to be aligned, and apparatus for adjusting the position of the housing and the first and second contact assemblies thereon relative to the member after it is aligned to laterally locate the rotatable member.

US Patent:

48668559, Sep 19, 1989

Filed:

Feb 8, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/153350

Inventors:

Harold T. Rutter - Kirkwood MO

Assignee:

Sunnen Products Company - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

G01C 334

US Classification:

33783

Abstract:

A gaging head assembly for use on dial bore gages and the like for gaging the diameter and surface characteristics of cylindrical work surfaces including an elongated tubular member having first and second end portions and an opening extending therethrough, an adjustment member positioned for axial movement in the opening, the tubular member being attachable at the first end portion to a dial bore gage and having pairs of opposed work engaging elements adjacent to the second end portion for movement primarily in a radial direction to change the gaging diameter thereof, the adjustment member having a tapered end portion located inwardly of the work engaging elements to simultaneously engage and radially move the pairs of opposed work engaging elements during axial movements thereof, one of the pairs of opposed work gaging elements extending radially outwardly a greater distance than the other pair of opposed elements in all positions of adjustment of the adjustment member. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the work engaging elements include work engaging ball-like elements, and in another embodiment the elements are formed as integral parts of the tubular member between axially extending slots which extend into the tubular member from the second end portion thereof.

US Patent:

48094404, Mar 7, 1989

Filed:

Feb 11, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/154950

Inventors:

Harold T. Rutter - Kirkwood MO

Assignee:

Sunnen Products Company - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

G01B 328

US Classification:

33178R

Abstract:

An improved dial bore gage having an adjustment mechanism associated therewith for adjusting the relative axial positions of the probe and dial portions of the gage, the adjustment mechanism including a first member operatively connected to the dial portion of the gage having a first threaded portion associated therewith of a predetermined thread pitch, a second member operatively connected to the probe portion of the gage having a second threaded portion associated therewith of a different predetermined thread pitch, and an adjustment member rotatably mounted to the first and second members, the adjustment member having spaced threaded portions to correspond to and mate with the threaded portions on the first and second members whereby rotation of the adjustment member will produce relative axial movement between the first and second members and this in turn will produce changes in the gage setting for each position thereof. The present dial bore gage also includes a mechanism for releasing pressure on the gaging contacts of the gate to facilitate movement into and out of a bore to be gaged and mechanisms for providing both axial and angular backlash compensation between the probe and dial portions of the gage.

US Patent:

47963638, Jan 10, 1989

Filed:

Jan 11, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/142192

Inventors:

Harold T. Rutter - Kirkwood MO
Joseph F. Ondrus - St. Louis MO

Assignee:

Sunnen Products Company - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

G01B 512

US Classification:

33164R

Abstract:

A gage support device for mounting on a setting fixture having spaced opposed fixture setting surfaces in position to support by suspending a gage such as a dial bore gage in position with the contact portion of the gage including the work engaging contacts positioned between the fixture setting surfaces. The support device has adjustment features that can be adjusted so that the device can accomodate gages of different sizes and ranges including an adjustment feature for adjusting the height at which the gage is supported on the setting fixtures, an adjustment feature for adjusting the horizontal position at which the gage is supported on the setting fixture, and an adjustment feature for adjusting the angular orientation of the gage as it is supported relative to the setting fixture.

US Patent:

39555712, May 11, 1976

Filed:

Apr 3, 1974

Appl. No.:

5/457415

Inventors:

Robert M. Sunnen - St. Louis MO
Jerome J. Siegel - St. Louis MO
Harold T. Rutter - Kirkwood MO

Assignee:

The Emko Company - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

A61M 3700

US Classification:

128235

Abstract:

A rechargeable applicator for dispensing substances especially substances in a foam or foam-like condition including dispensing them into body cavities or elsewhere, the applicator includes a pressurized container having one end which is normally closed by a valve and filled with a substance under pressure for dispensing therefrom, and cooperatively associated with the container is an expandable chamber into which some of the contents of the container can be expelled in a foam or foam-like condition when the container is withdrawn but not separated from the chamber, the container thereafter serving as a plunger for expelling the contents of the chamber into a body cavity or elsewhere where the substance is to be used.