Quick tool coupler adapted to a sliding hammer

• US 6,786,491 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2002
• Issued: 09/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Marc Carbonneau
• Original Assignee: Marc Carbonneau
• Inventors: Carbonneau, Marc
• Primary Examiner(s): Howell, Daniel W.
• Application Number:
  US10/113,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20030184030A1
• Time in Patent Office: 889 Days
• Field of Search: 279/89, 279/93, 403/348-349, 173/90, 81/27, 292/54
• US Class Current: 279/89
• CPC Class Codes: B25D 1/16 having the impacting head in the form of a sleeve slidable on a shaft, e.g. hammers for driving a valve or draw-off tube into a barrel
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 3/16 comprising bayonet joints
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 279/17863 Shouldered-tang holding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 279/17888 Tang offset within socket

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a quick tool coupler adapted to a sliding hammer allowing quick change of its tools.

Claims

1. A sliding hammer having a quick change tool coupler, comprising a tool having a male part, a female part on the sliding hammer for reception of the male part, a reinforcing cylinder located around the female part, a spring for biasing the male part into a blocked position within the female part, the spring being located within a tubular member located axially rearward of the female part, a compressor located within the tubular member and biased by the spring against an anally rearward end of the male part, the rear end of the spring being seated on a retainer member also located within the tubular member, a screw extending radially through the tubular member to secure the retainer member in place.