DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOLDING A TOOL BIT
First Claim
1. A device for holding a bit for a tool comprising:
- a housing including;
a base adapted to be secured to a support surface;
a first leg and a second leg extending outwardly from the base in generally the same direction;
a slot defined between the first and second legs and wherein a region of the slot is adapted to receive a portion of a shank of the bit therethrough, said slot having a width; and
an adjustment assembly engageable with the first and second legs and being movable between a first position and a second position; and
when the adjustment assembly is in the first position the shank of the bit is clamped in the region of the slot, and when the adjustment assembly is in the second position, the shank is not clamped in the region of the slot.
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Abstract
A device and method for holding a bit for a tool. The holding device, which is secured to a support surface, includes a housing having a base, a first leg and a second leg. A slot is defined between the first and second legs and the shank of the bit is received through one of a plurality of differently dimensioned apertures defined along the slot between the first and second legs. An adjustment assembly is engaged with the first and second legs and is movable to a first position to clamp the shank in the selected aperture; and is movable to a second position to release the shank. When the adjustment assembly is moved from the second position to the first position, a free end of the second leg bends toward the first leg, thereby reducing the diameter of the aperture within which the shank is received.
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24 Claims
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1. A device for holding a bit for a tool comprising:
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a housing including; a base adapted to be secured to a support surface; a first leg and a second leg extending outwardly from the base in generally the same direction; a slot defined between the first and second legs and wherein a region of the slot is adapted to receive a portion of a shank of the bit therethrough, said slot having a width; and an adjustment assembly engageable with the first and second legs and being movable between a first position and a second position; and
when the adjustment assembly is in the first position the shank of the bit is clamped in the region of the slot, and when the adjustment assembly is in the second position, the shank is not clamped in the region of the slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of holding a router bit;
- said method comprising the steps of;
securing a holding device to a support surface; inserting a shank of the router bit into one of a plurality of different diameter apertures in the holding device; moving a free end of a second leg of the holding device toward a free end of a first leg of the holding device to clamp the shank in the selected one of the apertures. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- said method comprising the steps of;
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