POWER TOOL ARBOR DEVICE
First Claim
1. A power tool arbor assembly comprising:
- an arbor having a body with an axis, a first end adapted to couple with a rotating tool and a second end for attaching a power tool accessory;
an actuating member located at the second end of the arbor; and
a friction member located at the second end of the arbor, the friction member including a first surface for contacting a surface of the power tool accessory and the friction member being axially movable along the second end of the arbor,wherein the friction member has a first axial position when no power tool accessory is attached to the second end of the arbor,the friction member being moveable toward the first end of the arbor from the first axial position to a second axial position in response to contact between the surface of the power tool accessory and the first surface of the friction member, andthe friction member being moveable toward the first end of the arbor from the second axial position to a third axial position when the actuating member is actuated.
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Abstract
A power tool arbor assembly comprising an arbor having a body with an axis, a first end adapted to couple with a rotating tool and a second end for attaching a power tool accessory; an actuating member located at the second end of the arbor; and a friction member located at the second end of the arbor, the friction member including a first surface for contacting a surface of the power tool accessory and the friction member being axially movable along the second end of the arbor. The friction member has a first axial position when no power tool accessory is attached to the second end of the arbor, the friction member being moveable toward the first end of the arbor from the first axial position to a second axial position in response to contact between the surface of the power tool accessory and the first surface of the friction member, and the friction member being moveable toward the first end of the arbor from the second axial position to a third axial position when the actuating member is actuated.
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26 Claims
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1. A power tool arbor assembly comprising:
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an arbor having a body with an axis, a first end adapted to couple with a rotating tool and a second end for attaching a power tool accessory; an actuating member located at the second end of the arbor; and a friction member located at the second end of the arbor, the friction member including a first surface for contacting a surface of the power tool accessory and the friction member being axially movable along the second end of the arbor, wherein the friction member has a first axial position when no power tool accessory is attached to the second end of the arbor, the friction member being moveable toward the first end of the arbor from the first axial position to a second axial position in response to contact between the surface of the power tool accessory and the first surface of the friction member, and the friction member being moveable toward the first end of the arbor from the second axial position to a third axial position when the actuating member is actuated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A power tool arbor assembly comprising:
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an arbor having a body with an axis, a first end adapted to couple with a rotating tool, and a second end for attaching a power tool accessory; an actuating member located at the second end of the arbor; and a friction member located at the second end of the arbor, the friction member including a first surface for contacting a surface of the power tool accessory and the friction member being axially movable along the second end of the arbor, wherein the actuating member has a first position when no power tool accessory is attached to the second end, the actuating member being axially moveable toward the first end from the first position to a second position in response to contact between the surface of the power tool accessory and the first surface, and the actuating member is movable from the second position to a third position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A power tool arbor assembly comprising:
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an arbor having a body defining a longitudinal axis, a first end adapted to couple with a rotating tool and a second end for attaching a power tool accessory; an actuating member located at the second end of the arbor, the actuating member including an inner surface defining a cavity and a tang extending radially inward towards the body; a friction member located at the second end of the arbor, the friction member including a first surface for contacting a surface of the power tool accessory when the accessory is coupled to the arbor and the friction member being axially movable along the second end of the arbor; a roller element positioned between the actuating member and the second end of the arbor; a first spring positioned about the second end of the arbor, the first spring biasing the roller element radially away from the longitudinal axis of the body; and a second spring positioned within the cavity of the actuating member, the second spring seated between the tang and the roller element and biasing the roller element away from the tang, wherein the power tool assembly has a first state when a power tool accessory is removed from the second end of the arbor, the power tool assembly has a second state when the power tool accessory is coupled to the second end of the arbor, wherein in the second state the friction member and the actuating member are moved towards the first end of the arbor in response to contact between the surface of the power tool accessory and the first surface of the friction member, and the power tool assembly has a third state when the actuating member is actuated by a user, wherein in the third state the first spring biases the roller element into the cavity of the actuating member, which permits further axial movement of the friction member towards the first end of the arbor such that the friction member is moved out of contact with the power tool accessory. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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