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 a same direction;
a slot defined between the first and second legs, wherein a region of the slot is adapted to receive a portion of a shank of the bit therethrough, said slot having a width;
an adjustment assembly engageable with the first and second legs and being movable between a first position and a second position;
wherein movement of the adjustment assembly from the second position to the first position causes a portion of the second leg to move toward the first leg, thereby reducing the width of the region of the slot; and
movement of the adjustment assembly from the first position to the second position causes the portion of the second leg to move away from the first leg, thereby increasing the width of the region of the slot;
wherein the second leg is disposed substantially parallel to the first leg when the adjustment assembly is in the second position; and
the second leg is disposed at an angle relative to the first leg when the adjustment assembly is in the first 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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26 Claims
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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 a same direction; a slot defined between the first and second legs, wherein a region of the slot is adapted to receive a portion of a shank of the bit therethrough, said slot having a width; an adjustment assembly engageable with the first and second legs and being movable between a first position and a second position;
wherein movement of the adjustment assembly from the second position to the first position causes a portion of the second leg to move toward the first leg, thereby reducing the width of the region of the slot; and
movement of the adjustment assembly from the first position to the second position causes the portion of the second leg to move away from the first leg, thereby increasing the width of the region of the slot;
wherein the second leg is disposed substantially parallel to the first leg when the adjustment assembly is in the second position; and
the second leg is disposed at an angle relative to the first leg when the adjustment assembly is in the first 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)
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9. 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 a 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; 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;
wherein the slot is bounded by an interior surface of the first leg and an opposed interior surface of the second leg; and
the region of the slot adapted to receive the portion of the shank therein includes;a first curved recess defined in the interior surface of the first leg; a second curved recess defined in the interior surface of the second leg opposite the first curved recess;
said first and second curved recesses and the width of the slot therebetween defining a first aperture in the housing;a third curved recess defined in the interior surface of the first leg adjacent the first curved recess; and a fourth curved recess defined in the interior surface of the second leg opposite the third curved recess and adjacent the second curved recess;
wherein said third and fourth curved recesses and the width of the slot therebetween define a second aperture in the housing; and
wherein the housing is adapted to receive the shank of a bit in one or the other of the first and second apertures. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. 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;
a first end of each of the first and second legs originating in and being integrally formed with the base;
wherein said first and second legs extend longitudinally outwardly from the base in generally a same direction and each of the first and second legs terminates in a free end that is remote from the base;a slot defined between an interior surface of the first leg and an interior surface of the second leg;
said slot extending from the first ends to the free ends of 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; andan adjustment assembly is engageable with the free ends and is movable between a first position and a second position;
wherein movement from the second position to the first position causes the free end of the second leg to move laterally toward the free end of the first leg; and
movement of the adjustment assembly from the first position to the second position causes the free end of the second leg to move laterally away from the free end of the first leg; and
wherein a width of the slot between the first ends is of a substantially constant size when the adjustment assembly is moved between the first and second positions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of holding a router bit;
- said method comprising the steps of;
providing a holding device for holding the router bit where the device comprises a housing comprised of a base, a first leg and a second leg extending outwardly from the base generally parallel to each other;
a slot defined between an interior surface of the first leg and an interior surface of the second leg;
said slot having a width;
an adjustment assembly engageable with the first and second legs and being movable between a first position and a second position; and
at least one aperture defined in the holding device by the first and second legs and a region of the slot;
said at least one aperture extending between an upper surface and a lower surface of the first and second legs;positioning the lower surface of the first and second legs on a support surface; securing the holding device to the support surface; inserting a shank of the router bit into the at least one aperture defined in the holding device; moving the adjustment assembly from the second position to the first position; moving a free end of the second leg of the holding device from a position where the first and second legs are generally parallel toward a free end of the first leg of the holding device using the adjustment assembly to a position where the second leg is disposed at an angle relative to the first leg; and clamping the shank in the at least one aperture. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
- said method comprising the steps of;
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