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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061719 | Lockable drill chuck A drill chuck has a chuck body centered on and rotatable about an axis and formed with angled guides and respective jaws slidable in the guides axially forward and radially toward each other and axially rearward and radially away from each other. An annular tighteni... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8038156 | Tool chuck with sleeve and clutch mechanism to remove operator variability A tool chuck may include a chuck body defining a longitudinal axis. A sleeve may be mounted on the chuck body for movement between a first axial position and a second axial position. A clutch part provided on the sleeve. The clutch part may engage with a cooperating... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8029000 | Chuck A chuck for use with a driver having a rotatable drive shaft, the chuck including a body having a nose section and a tail section, the tail section being configured to rotate with the drive shaft and the nose section having an axial bore. A plurality of jaws is mova... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7997587 | Drill chuck A chuck with a generally cylindrical body having a tail section configured to receive a drive shaft of a driver and a nose section having an axial bore formed therein. A plurality of jaws is movably disposed with respect to the body. A nut is rotatably mounted about... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7984913 | Locking chuck A chuck including a cylindrical body with a nose section and a tail section, the nose section having an axial bore formed therein. A sleeve is rotatably mounted about the body. Rotation of the sleeve in a closing direction moves the jaws toward a longitudinal axis o... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7946594 | Drill chuck locked through an inclined wedge surface A drill chuck locked through an inclined wedge surface, comprising a drill body, plural jaws, a nut, an outer sleeve, a control sleeve, a poking claw and a wedge block type lock ring. The wedge block type lock ring is rotatably fitted around the drill body to drive ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7900937 | Locking chuck A chuck includes a generally cylindrical body constructed of aluminum and a plurality of jaws moveably disposed with respect to the body in communication with the body's axial bore. A generally cylindrical sleeve is rotatably mounted about the body in operative comm... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896356 | Drill chuck with two-stage gripping The present invention discloses a chuck mounted on a transmission shaft driven by a power source, and the chuck comprises a chuck body, plural jaws, a rear cap, an outer sleeve rotatablely fitted around the chuck body and located in front of the rear cap, and a tran... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7845651 | Locking chuck A chuck includes a generally cylindrical body and a plurality of jaws moveably disposed with respect to the body in communication with the body's axial bore. A generally cylindrical sleeve is rotatably mounted about the body in operative communication with the jaws ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7837200 | Chuck A chuck for use with a driver having a rotatable drive shaft, the chuck including a body having a nose section and a tail section, the tail section being configured to rotate with the drive shaft and the nose section having an axial bore. A plurality of jaws is mova... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7753381 | Tool chuck with sleeve and clutch mechanism to remove operator variability A tool chuck may include a chuck body defining a longitudinal axis. A sleeve may be mounted on the chuck body for movement between a first axial position and a second axial position. A clutch part provided on the sleeve. The clutch part may engage with a cooperating... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7748719 | Drill chuck A chuck with a generally cylindrical body having a tail section configured to receive a drive shaft of a driver and a nose section having an axial bore formed therein. A plurality of jaws is movably disposed with respect to the body. A nut is rotatably mounted about... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7722054 | Chuck with torque indicator A chuck for a driver having a rotatable drive shaft, the chuck having a cylindrical body member having a nose section and a tail section. A plurality of jaws is slidably positioned in the body, and each jaw has a jaw face and threads. A nut is rotatably mounted on t... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7708288 | Locking chuck A chuck including a cylindrical body with a nose section and a tail section, the nose section having an axial bore formed therein. A sleeve is rotatably mounted about the body. Rotation of the sleeve in a closing direction moves the jaws toward a longitudinal axis o... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7654539 | Locking drill chuck A locking drill chuck comprises a chuck body, a plurality of jaws, a nut, a front sleeve, and a rear sleeve, wherein the chuck body has an axial hole at its rear end for engaging with a driving shaft of a driving means, and the rear sleeve close fits with the outer ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7644931 | Drill chuck with adjustment-sleeve lock A chuck has a drive shaft, a generally rotatable housing part adjacent the drive shaft, and a chuck body fixed to and rotatable with the shaft and formed with a plurality of guides holding respective jaws shiftable between closely spaced inner positions and widely s... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7637510 | Chuck with gripping mechanism stop A chuck is provided for use with a manual or powered driver. The chuck has a body with angularly disposed passageways. A plurality of jaws is slidably positioned within the angularly disposed passageways. A nut is rotatably mounted about the body member and has thre... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7530576 | Non-impact keyless chuck A non-impact keyless chuck suitable for use with manual or powered drivers is disclosed. The chuck comprises a body which carries a rotatable split nut having a relatively fine thread and a plurality of slidable jaws, which may be identical, driven by the rotatable ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7527273 | Locking chuck A chuck for use with a driver having a drive shaft includes a cylindrical body having a nose section and a tail section. The tail section is configured to receive the drive shaft and the nose section includes an axial bore. A plurality of jaws is movably disposed wi... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520512 | Drill chuck A drill chuck with an impacting structure that may be selectively employed to drive the jaws of the chuck into further engagement with or out of engagement with a bit. The chuck is configured so as to be capable of generating relatively high torques in a loosening d... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7497444 | Chuck device A chuck device that prevents wear of ratchet teeth is provided. The chuck device includes a rotary sleeve which is rotated so that jaws inserted into a hole provided in a tip end of a body are slidingly opened and closed to thereby clamp a tool. Ratchet teeth formin... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7472913 | Drill chuck A chuck with a generally cylindrical body having a tail section configured to receive a drive shaft of a driver and a nose section having an axial bore formed therein. A plurality of jaws is movably disposed with respect to the body. A nut is rotatably mounted about... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7469908 | Power drill chuck A power drill chuck comprising a drill body, a nut, jaws, a front sleeve, a rear sleeve, a nut sleeve, and a rolling body, wherein jaws are mounted in inclined holes in the drill body. The nut thread constitutes a thread drive with the thread of the jaws. The front ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7455302 | Chuck with spindle lock A chuck has a generally cylindrical body having a nose section and a tail section, the tail section being configured to rotate with the drive shaft of a driver and the nose section having an axial bore formed therein. A plurality of jaws movably disposed with respec... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7451990 | Chuck with torque indicator A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a rotatable drive shaft, the chuck having a generally cylindrical body member having a nose section and a tail section. A plurality of jaws is slidably positioned in the body, and each jaw has a jaw face formed ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7431308 | Tool-holding chuck for equipping a rotating machine, provided with sequenced radial and axial locking means Sliding in the body of the chuck are jaws whose external thread is engaged with the internal thread of a nut mounted to rotate on the body. The nut is rotated by a sleeve, allowing the jaws to move. The chuck includes radial locking device which can be actuated by a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7389993 | Lockable hammer-drill chuck A drill chuck has an externally toothed body, a plurality of jaws, and a tightening ring rotatable on the body in tightening and loosening directions. Screwthreads between the tightening ring and the jaws move the jaws radially. A pawl engageable with the teeth is a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7360770 | Keyless chuck with automatic and manual locking A keyless chuck having both an automatic locking feature and a manual locking feature. The automatic locking feature provides for automatic locking of the chuck in a tightened state when a predetermined tightening torque has been exceeded. The chuck can be utilized ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7331584 | Chuck with nutating gear reduction A tool chuck may include a chuck body that supports chuck jaws. The chuck body may define a longitudinal axis. A driven gear may be mounted for rotation on the chuck body. The rotational axis of the driven gear may be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the chuck b... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328904 | Power tool with power-take-off driven pusher-type chuck having device for reducing tension in pusher screw A chuck for a drill/driver. The chuck can include an input shaft having a cavity, a chuck actuating shaft and a chuck actuating screw. The chuck actuating shaft can be received in the cavity and can be rotatable about a chuck axis. The chuck actuating shaft can have... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325812 | Grip assembly for clutch cap, front sleeve, rear sleeve and method of making A grip assembly for one of a clutch cap for a clutch mechanism, a rear sleeve or front sleeve for a chuck assembly having a chuck mechanism with a plurality of adjustable jaws. The grip assembly includes an inner sleeve having open top and an open bottom opposite th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7296803 | Chuck The present invention relates to a self-tightened reverse locking chuck, comprising: a body member, a nut, jaws, a bearing, a drive sleeve, a front sleeve, an annular drive member, a movable ratchet wheel, a reverse locking ratchet wheel, a detent lock ring, a contr... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290425 | Gripping apparatus and method A quick change gripping apparatus for gripping a workpiece having a profile. The apparatus includes a cylindrical housing having a first end and a second end. The cylindrical housing also includes an inner feature having a tapered wall. The housing also has a bottom... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284761 | Bit stop for drill chuck A tool bit stop located on an inner surface of a clamping jaw of a drill chuck. The tool bit stop is located a distance from a jaw gripping surface of the clamping jaw. The tool bit stop is adapted to provide a surface to register an end of a tool bit in a consisten... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273214 | Chuck A chuck to this disclosed which has a central body for including a nose section 6 and a tail section 8. A central portend is formed through the chuck to and a plurality of passageways 12 are angled thereto. Jaws 14 may move through the pa... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271364 | Laser welding fixture and method A laser welding fixture for holding a workpiece includes a base, a processing head adapted to magnetically couple to the base, and a collet. The processing head has at least one collet holder assembly and at least one stop. The collet is removably coupled to the hol... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258349 | Hand power tool A hand power tool selected from the group consisting of a drill hammer and an impact hammer has an exchangeable tool holder, a guide pipe which receives the tool holder at its free end, a locking device arranged on the guide pipe and operative manually for fixing th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258351 | Quick-action chuck A quick-action chuck, in particular for a power tool, has an actuating element (20) and a control device which includes at least one mechanism (12, 22, 36, 42, 50) for controlling at least one locking device (10) that serves to absorb a chucking... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249770 | Locking drill chuck A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a chuck body, jaws, a nut, a front sleeve, a rear sleeve, and a nut jacket is provided, wherein the jaws are respectively and operatively inserted into a plurality of angled bores uniformly distributed around th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246801 | Self-tightening keyless chuck The present invention relates to a self-tightening keyless chuck to enable electric percussive drills to grip a tool shank. The chuck includes a rear sleeve, a body, a bearing ring, a bearing assembly, a nut, a jaw, a front sleeve and a stopper and so on. The bearin... | 07/24/2007 |
