METHOD OF SUPPORTING A TOOL AND AN APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A TOOL IN AN ASSEMBLED APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A method of supporting a tool in an assembled apparatus, the assembled apparatus having a casing and at least one surface within the casing, the casing having a first aperture and a second aperture, the method comprising the steps of (a) inserting a support structure through the first aperture in the casing of the apparatus, the support structure having a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion, the first end of the support structure being outside the casing and the second end of the support structure being inside the casing, (b) securing the first end of the support structure to the casing, (c) arranging the first portion of the support structure to abut the at least one surface within the casing, (d) inserting a tool through the first aperture or the second aperture in the casing, and (e) securing the tool to the second portion of the support structure within the casing.
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Abstract
A method of supporting a tool (106) in an assembled apparatus (10) comprises the steps of (a) inserting a support structure (60) through a first aperture (52,56) in a casing (50,54) of the apparatus (10), a first end (62) of the support structure (60) being outside the casing (50,54) and a second end (64) of the support structure (60) being inside the casing (50,54), (b) securing the first end (60) of the support structure (60) to the casing (50,54), (c) arranging a first portion (78) of the support structure (60) to abut at least one surface within the casing (50,54), (d) inserting a tool (106) through the first aperture (52,54) or a second aperture in the casing (50,54), and (e) securing the tool (106) to a second portion (102) of the support structure (60) within the casing (50,54).
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- 1. A method of supporting a tool in an assembled apparatus, the assembled apparatus having a casing and at least one surface within the casing, the casing having a first aperture and a second aperture, the method comprising the steps of (a) inserting a support structure through the first aperture in the casing of the apparatus, the support structure having a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion, the first end of the support structure being outside the casing and the second end of the support structure being inside the casing, (b) securing the first end of the support structure to the casing, (c) arranging the first portion of the support structure to abut the at least one surface within the casing, (d) inserting a tool through the first aperture or the second aperture in the casing, and (e) securing the tool to the second portion of the support structure within the casing.
- 26. An apparatus for supporting a tool in an assembled apparatus, the apparatus comprising a support structure, the support structure comprises a central member and a plurality of support members pivotally mounted on the central member, the support members are movable between a non-deployed position in which the support members extend a minimum distance from the central member and a deployed position in which the support members extend a maximum distance from the central member.
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