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 including a spring movable from a first position, coupling the sleeve with a spindle recess, to a second position, where said spring is out of the spindle recess; and
said locking mechanism 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.
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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, a biasing member in a non-biasing condition, retains the chuck on the drill spindle and in a second position, with the biasing member in a biased condition, the chuck is enabled to be removed from the spindle.
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18 Claims
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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 including a spring movable from a first position, coupling the sleeve with a spindle recess, to a second position, where said spring is out of the spindle recess; and
said locking mechanism 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. 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 including a spring movable from a first position, coupling the sleeve with the spindle recess, to a second position, where said spring is out of the spindle recess; and
said locking mechanism 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. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. 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 including a yoke member with a pin movable from a first position, coupling the sleeve with a spindle recess, to a second position, where said yoke member with the pin is out of the spindle recess; and
said locking mechanism 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. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. 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 including a yoke member with a pin movable from a first position, coupling the sleeve with the spindle recess, to a second position, where said yoke member with the pin is out of the spindle recess; and
said locking mechanism 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. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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