Removable chuck

• US 6,293,559 B1
• Filed: 06/19/2000
• Issued: 09/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Inventors: Harman, William G. Jr., Wheeler, Dale K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bishop, Steven C.
• Application Number:
  US09/596,762
• Time in Patent Office: 463 Days
• Field of Search: 279/75, 279/143, 279/144, 279/145, 715/8, 716/5, 408/239.R
• US Class Current: 279/75
• CPC Class Codes: B23Q 3/12 for securing to a spindle in general B23Q3/152 takes precedence; chucks B23B31/02
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 21/007 Attachments for drilling apparatus for screw or nut setting or loosening
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 3/00 Associations of tools for different working operations with one portable power-drive means; Adapters therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 279/17752 Ball or roller jaws
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 279/3406 Adapter
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 279/3418 for particular tool or workpiece
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 408/95 with tool-retaining means

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, retains the chuck on the drill spindle and in a second position the chuck is enabled to be removed from the spindle.

Claims

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 a locking member, said locking member movable from a first position, coupling the sleeve with a spindle recess, to a second position, where said locking member is out of the spindle recess; and

said locking member moving between said first position, where said sleeve is locked with said spindle, to said second position, where said sleeve may be removed from the spindle.

2. The removable chuck according to claim 1, wherein said locking member including an overall U-shaped spring for locking said sleeve in said spindle recess.

3. The removable chuck according to claim 1, wherein said locking member including a housing, an activation member, and a biasing member, said activation member moving said biasing member between said first and second positions for locking and for enabling removal of said sleeve from the spindle.

4. The removable chuck according to claim 3, wherein said activation member moves transverse to an axis of said spindle.

5. The removable chuck according to claim 4, wherein said biasing member is an overall U-shaped spring.

6. A hand tool comprising:

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 rotatable spindle;

a chuck coupled with said sleeve;

a locking mechanism for retaining said sleeve on the rotatable spindle, said locking mechanism comprising a locking member, said locking member movable from a first position, coupling the sleeve with the spindle recess, to a second position, where said locking member is out of the spindle recess; and

said locking member moving between said first position, where said sleeve is locked with said spindle, to said second position, where said sleeve may be removed from the spindle.

7. The removable chuck according to claim 6, wherein said locking member including an overall U-shaped spring for locking said sleeve in said spindle recess.

8. The removable chuck according to claim 6, wherein said locking member including a housing, an activation member, and a biasing member, said activation member moving said biasing member between said first and second positions for locking and for enabling removal of said sleeve from the spindle.

9. The removable chuck according to claim 8, wherein said activation member moves transverse to an axis of said spindle.

10. The removable chuck according to claim 9, wherein said biasing member is an overall U-shaped spring.