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Angle drive attachment

  • US 7,475,740 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2006
  • Issued: 01/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An angle drive attachment, comprising:

  • a drive housing;

    an input shaft carried for rotation in the drive housing for rotation along an input shaft axis, the input shaft having a workable end;

    an output shaft carried for rotation in the drive housing for rotation along an output shaft axis that is angled relative to the input shaft axis, the output shaft having a connector for attachment to a work bit;

    a handle mount mounted to the drive housing;

    a handle pivotably connected to the handle mount via a hinge;

    a releasable lock securing the handle to the handle mount, the handle being selectively locked by the releasable lock in one of a plurality of different positions between fully extended and retracted when the releasable lock is in a locked position and the handle being pivotable through the hinge when the releasable lock is in an unlocked position; and

    wherein the releasable lock is unlocked by axially pulling the handle allowing the handle to be pivotably repositioned to one of the different positions via the hinge.

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