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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325811 | Chuck A chuck (2) for a hand-held power tool (4), which is connected with a motor-driven spindle (6) of the power tool for joint rotation therewith, includes a locking device for securing a shaft section of an exchangeable working tool and having a ci... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7243922 | Drill chuck tool bit locator A drill chuck having an adjustable depth stop to control an amount by which a tool bit, such as a drill or a screwdriver bit, is inserted into the drill chuck. The adjustable depth stop can include a spring, such as a conical spring, that can be coupled to a spindle... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7195247 | Tool joint A joint is disclosed for connecting a handle with various bits. The joint includes an insert fit in the handle, a socket connected with the insert for receiving the bits, a first locking device installed on the socket for locking long bits to the socket and a second... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186257 | Auxiliary apparatus for inserting a pin into a broken bone An auxiliary apparatus for inserting a pin into a broken bone enhances the precision of an orthopedic medical operation. The auxiliary apparatus includes a shaft including a drill chuck part installed at its outer front end, a handle mounting part disposed at its mi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175184 | Collect tool holder and method of making same A tool holder for a tool with a recess having detent disposed therein for holding the tool axially, and having a sleeve telescoped over a collet which has flexible fingers and with the sleeve and the fingers having camming surfaces for effecting clamping onto the to... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175373 | Rotating tool with a clamping shank A rotating tool such as a drill, a milling cutter, a countersink, a deburrer and the like, including a working part, which is driven in rotation about an axis of rotation for cutting machining, and also including an axially adjoining clamping shank for insertion int... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7159493 | Driving bit linking device in a box wrench A driving bit linking device in a box wrench includes a box wrench on a handle having a central bore, a pair of checking slots of different level in the opposing middle peripheries, an annular collar on a lower periphery and an annular groove in an upper periphery f... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7121774 | Clamping device for hexagon bits A clamping device has a hexagon receptacle for receiving hexagon bits inserted in an axial direction of the hexagon receptacle. A radially movable locking element is provided for engaging a locking recess of an inserted hexagon bit. The locking element has a rest po... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7086813 | Quick-acting tool bit holder A “snap-in” bit chuck assembly for a rotary hand or powered tool, includes an elongated body having a hex shank at its rearward end, an elongated retraction collar slidably disposed on the body, and an outer retaining collar fixed to the forward end of the body.... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086313 | Screwdriver connector In one aspect, the present invention provides screwdriver connectors that each include (a) a body defining (1) a first end defining a first opening and a second opening; (2) a first cavity that opens onto the first end through the first opening; (3) a second cavity,... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063332 | Chuck for tools, especially screwdriver bits A chuck (1) for tools, especially screwdriver bits with a polygonal section (2), has a polygonal cavity (3) for the insertion of the polygonal section (2). A wall (4) of the polygonal cavity (3) has a window (5) in which is ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052022 | Chuck for pneumatic hammer A chuck for a pneumatic hammer including an insert and a pin engaged with the insert and one or more other components of the chuck, such as, for example, the nosepiece. The pin is configured to prevent or otherwise limit rotation of the insert relative to the one or... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051635 | Ball-lock insert assemblies The invention provides a ball-lock insert assembly adapted to be mounted axially in a mount opening formed in a holder plate having a desired thickness. The ball-lock insert assembly comprises an insert body having an axis and an elongated interior recess extending ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036404 | Tool including bit and handle A handle is provided for use with a bit or extensive rod. The handle includes a socket. The socket includes a thin section, a thick section, an annular face between the thin and thick sections, an axial cavity and a radial aperture communicated with the axial cavity... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6979335 | Holder for surgical reamer A tool holder for holding a surgical reamer has a head (8) and a retaining device (14, 15). The head has an axis coincident with the axis of rotation of the reamer. The head is provided with at least one radially extending slot (10) receiving a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966730 | Shank installation structure and cutters A shank attaching structure with as less axial free movement as possible and of a simplified construction, a cutter for use with the shank attaching structure, and a cutter for use with the shank attaching structure which is free from an incident that the cutter bec... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966562 | Multiple mode chuck A multi-mode quick-release chuck assembly is adapted for receiving tool bits having varying shank cross-sectional-sizes. The chuck assembly includes a hub having a longitudinal hub bore for receiving tool bits, a locking mechanism to retain the tool bits, and a slee... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6953196 | Non-inflation adapter for prompt engagement with a shank of a screw driver and a handle An adapter for prompt engagement a shank of screw driver with a handle includes a tubular adapter connected with a handle, a polygonal central bore having a reduced bottom, a concaved front outer periphery to define a shoulder thereunder, a plurality of conical thro... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6935637 | Workpiece connector for a power tool A connector (20) having an assembly (28) adapted to releasably receive an end (33) of a workpiece (22). ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6908264 | Quick change drill bit A quick-change core drill includes an adapter and a generally tubular drill barrel. The adapter comprises a first end adapted to be removably connected to a drill spindle and a second end adapted to be removably connected to the drill barrel. The drill barrel includ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6818005 | Surgical, tubular-shafted instrument A surgical, tubular-shafted instrument comprises a shaft, an operating rod mounted for displacement in the shaft, a handle part for actuating the operating rod and a connector that detachably connects the handle part to the shaft. The shaft is secured in an axial di... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6755423 | Tool coupling device for changeable tool members A tool coupling device includes a stem having a front channel for receiving ends of tool members, and having a lateral orifice communicating with the channel of the stem for receiving a ball. The tool members each has an aperture formed in one end for receiving the ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6722667 | Workpiece connector for a power tool A connector (20) having an assembly (28) adapted to releasably receive an end (33) of a workpiece (22). ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6695321 | Quick-connect mechanism A holder having a quick-connect mechanism actuated by inserting a single- or double-ended tool bit, the tool bit engaging means to force deflection of retaining means, where the retaining means actuate means for engaging the tool bit, and released by manu... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6640424 | Device for holding a gripper for an electrical component on a fitting head The invention provides a gripper that is plugged onto a rotatable shaft with a flat locating groove in which the caps of locating spheres engage, these locating spheres being peripherally distributed in an annular groove of the shaft. As a result, the gri... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6637755 | Chuck device for miniature tool bits A chuck device includes a socket, a ball, a first ring, an elastic element, a sleeve, a second ring and a spindle. The socket includes a first chamber defined therein. The first chamber includes a number of slots for receiving the corners. The socket incl... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6561523 | Automatic tool-bit holder A tool-bit holder for receiving a tool-bit that automatically captures the tool-bit as it is inserted into the holder with a quick release mechanism to prevent axial withdrawal of the tool-bit from the holder. The tool-bit includes a shank portion with a ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6554292 | Drill chuck for smooth- and hex-shank bits A drill chuck has a body formed with an axially forwardly open tool recess and holding a plurality of tool-gripping jaws. A socket formed with an axially forwardly open polygonal-section seat is nonrotatable in a seat of the chuck body and axially displac... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6543959 | Two-way quick connector A two-way quick connector for connecting a power drill to a working tool having a working end and a shank end having a circumferential groove. The connector having a drive shaft with a polygonal-shaped chuck end to be received by the chuck of a power dril... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6530579 | Wedging blade clamp for scroll saw A wedging clamp assembly is provided for retaining a saw blade. A housing defining a vertical cavity therein is included in the assembly. The cavity includes a top end and a bottom end tapered with respect to the top end. Extending through a bottom end of... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6520509 | Screw guide device with drill bit/screw bit and counter sink/drill stop means A holder for holding a tool bit having an elongated connector means with a first end and a second end. The elongated connector means has a central longitudinal hole, of a cross-section corresponding to the cross-section of a mounting portion of the tool b... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517297 | Chuck and assembly with bit A chuck 30,232 includes a pair of jaws 178,304,306 which are located within an axial opening 114,246 of a body 106,234 for receipt of a shank of a bit therein. A roller 186,238 is located in a slot 134,272 of the body 106,234 and can be pressed into the s... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6474656 | Power drivable chuck A power drivable chuck 30 includes a body 72 which is formed with a shank-receiving opening 34 having a triangular cross section. A spring 104 is located about a forward section 78 of the body 72, and is captured within a chamber 102 between a base surfac... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6457916 | Locking quick-change chuck assembly The invention is an improvement to a chuck assembly of the type having a chuck hub with a longitudinally extending bore therein the longitudinally extending bore having a closed end, an open end, and a radially extending bit bore in communication with the... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6343901 | Removable tool holder A rotary device has a releasable tool holder. A spindle with two ends has one end adapted to secure to a rotary device and the other includes a bore to receive a tool. A mechanism to retain and release the tool from the spindle bore is coupled with the sp... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6325393 | Chuck device for tools A chuck device for a tool of the type having a bit on an end thereof and a drill on the other end thereof includes a spindle with a stub formed on an end thereof, a tube including a first section mounted around the stub of the spindle and a second section... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6224303 | Removable tool holder A rotary device has a releasable tool holder. A spindle with two ends has one end adapted to secure to a rotary device and the other includes a bore to receive a tool. A mechanism to retain and release the tool from the spindle bore is coupled with the sp... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6199872 | Quick-release mechanism for screwdriver bits and the like A holder for holding a tool, having an elongated housing, including a longitudinal hole having a cross-section corresponding to the cross-section of a mounting portion of the tool bit. The housing further has at least one radial hole running from an outsi... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6126370 | Removable tool holder A rotary device has a releasable tool holder. A spindle with two ends has one end adapted to secure to a rotary device and the other includes a bore to receive a tool. A mechanism to retain and release the tool from the spindle bore is coupled with the sp... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6101726 | Saw blade clamp A saw blade clamp (1) comprises a body (3) defining a channel (13) for a saw blade (11), a retaining member (17), biasing means (19) for continuously urging the retaining member (17) towards the channel (13) to abut a saw blade (11) in use in the channel ... | 08/15/2000 |