Removable chuck
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1. A removable chuck comprising:
- a sleeve for connecting with a rotating spindle;
a chuck coupled with said sleeve;
a locking mechanism for retaining said sleeve on the rotating spindle, said locking mechanism comprising at least one locking blade for seating in a recess in the spindle, said at least one locking blade movable from a first position, coupling the sleeve with the spindle recess, to a second position, where said at least one locking blade is out of the spindle recess; and
said at least one locking blade biasing between said first position, wherein said at least one locking blade being in a non-biased condition, where said sleeve is locked with said spindle, to said second position, where said at least one locking blade being in a biased condition, enabling said sleeve to be removed from the spindle.
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Abstract
A removable chuck has a chuck member for holding a drill bit. Also, a mechanism is coupled with the chuck body to retain the chuck body to a drill spindle. The retention mechanism, in a first position, has at least one biased blade, in a non-biased condition, retaining the chuck on the drill spindle and in a second position, with the at least one biased blade in a biased condition, the chuck is enabled to be removed from the spindle.
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1. A removable chuck comprising:
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a sleeve for connecting with a rotating spindle;
a chuck coupled with said sleeve;
a locking mechanism for retaining said sleeve on the rotating spindle, said locking mechanism comprising at least one locking blade for seating in a recess in the spindle, said at least one locking blade movable from a first position, coupling the sleeve with the spindle recess, to a second position, where said at least one locking blade is out of the spindle recess; and
said at least one locking blade biasing between said first position, wherein said at least one locking blade being in a non-biased condition, where said sleeve is locked with said spindle, to said second position, where said at least one locking blade being in a biased condition, enabling said sleeve to be removed from the spindle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A hand tool comprising:
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a hand tool having a rotatable spindle, said spindle including a recess; and
a removable chuck, said removable chuck comprising;
a sleeve for connecting with the rotating spindle;
a chuck coupled with said sleeve;
a locking mechanism for retaining said sleeve on the rotating spindle, said locking mechanism comprising at least one locking blade for seating in a recess in the spindle, said at least one locking blade movable from a first position, coupling the sleeve with the spindle recess, to a second position, where said at least one locking blade is out of the spindle recess; and
said at least locking blade biasing between said first position, wherein said at least one locking blade being in a non-biased condition, where said sleeve is locked with said spindle, to said second position, where said at least one locking blade being in a biased condition, enabling said sleeve to be removed from the spindle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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