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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8029216 | Chuck and article having mating features to prevent axial slippage A chuck and an article are configured such that the article is releasably secured in the chuck. One of the chuck and article is provided with a crest and the other with a trough. When the article is secured to the chuck, the crest enters the trough so as help preven... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7976253 | Locking chuck A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a housing and a rotatable drive shaft extending therefrom is provided. The chuck includes a generally cylindrical body member having a nose section and a tail section. Each of a plurality of jaws is slidably pos... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7722300 | Chuck with internal geared tightening mechanism An internally geared chuck that can generate sufficient torque to ensure adequate jaw gripping or jaw releasing force regardless of whether it is used in a keyless or key enabled chuck version. The key enabled version encompasses an internally housed, spring retract... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7690871 | Locking chuck A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a housing and a rotatable drive shaft extending therefrom is provided. The chuck includes a generally cylindrical body member having a nose section and a tail section. Each of a plurality of jaws is slidably pos... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7654779 | Power tool A power tool includes a tool bit, a tool holder, a bit holding member, a bit mounting hole, a through hole, an outside opening, a bit mounting hole side opening, an engaging member, a cylindrical operating member, a movement preventing portion, a biasing member, a f... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7581907 | Clamping structure for a handled tool A clamping structure for a handled tool including: (1) a chuck body, provided with gear teeth, ratchet and guiding holes, (2) a plurality of grippers, mounted in the guiding holes of the chuck body and having partial thread on one end; (3) an inner gear ring, (4) a ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7563061 | Self-centering drill bit chuck A chuck has a generally cylindrical body member having a nose section and a tail section. The tail section is configured to mate with the drive shaft so that the body rotates with the drive shaft. The nose section has an axial bore formed therein and a plurality of ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7503734 | Drill chuck actuator A drill is provided with a chuck that has an actuator device that is mounted to the housing of the drill and is spaced from the chuck so that a user can activate the chuck between a “chuck mode” and a “drill mode” from a switch mechanism that is mounted remo... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7494304 | Tool holder with removable handle A tool holder comprises an elongated body having a first end portion for receiving a handle and a second end portion with an adjustable tool retaining mechanism for holding a tool, an elongated handle releasably retained in the first end portion and being configured... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7491020 | Three position selector for automated chuck A automated chuck is provided with at least three user selectable operating modes, thereby enabling different functions to be performed during tightening and loosening of the chuck. In one exemplary implementation, the different user selectable operating modes of th... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7481608 | Rotatable chuck A chuck is provided with a body, a plurality of jaws and an adjustment ring. The adjustment ring is threadably engaged with the jaws. When the adjustment ring is rotated in one direction, the jaws tighten by moving closer to each other. When the adjustment ring is r... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7478979 | Rotatable chuck A chuck is provided with a body, a plurality of jaws and an adjustment ring. The adjustment ring is threadably engaged with the jaws. When the adjustment ring is rotated in one direction, the jaws tighten by moving closer to each other. When the adjustment ring is r... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7452168 | Chuck A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver including a generally cylindrical body having a nose section and a tail section. The tail section defines an axial bore formed therein to mate with the drive shaft of the driver and the nose section defines an axial bo... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7381018 | Tool chuck The invention relates to a tool holder 1 for a rotating tool, especially a drilling head and/or milling head, comprising a drive shaft 4 that can be connected to a drive motor and a collet chuck 2 that is non-rotatably connected to the drive sha... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364168 | Device for assembling the casing and the body of a hydraulic rock-breaker The inventive device includes a casing, inside of which the body is accommodated that has the hydraulic striking mechanism, inside of which a bush is mounted for guiding a tool. Said tool is held in a manner that enables it to rotate in the guiding bush and its hori... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354230 | Bit holding apparatus for use with a power tool An attachment (10) for use with a power tool (12) which can conveniently convert a rotatable chuck (14) or adapter (78) used with a first bit device (22) to usage with a second bit device (36) and vice versa. Either first or... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334970 | Fast change bit holder device A method and apparatus for forming apertures and inserting fasteners in a workpiece is disclosed. One embodiment relates generally to a bit holder device for forming apertures and inserting fasteners into a workpiece. This embodiment comprises a tool bit, a hex hold... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318691 | Tool apparatus for milling machine The present invention provides an automated-torque controlled tool for attachment to a milling machine. The tool comprises an elongated hollow housing defined by a neck section, a middle section, and a bottom section. The neck section is adapted to engage a spindle ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316529 | Router bit system A router bit system includes a bit (or bits) and a bit holding assembly for attaching the bit to the drive shaft of a router without the use of additional hand tools. The bit holding assembly, which is attached to the drive shaft of the router, includes a chuck havi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309195 | Shank for a rotary and/or percussive tool A shank for a rotary and percussive tool has a locking groove (3) arranged between two guided regions (1a, 1b) and axially closed at its opposite ends for receiving at least one radially displaceable and axially displaceable, withi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296804 | Hand-held instrument holder for surgical use A surgical instrument holder has a shank having a coupling end, a handle attached to an opposite end of the shank, a coupling device, and a locking mechanism. The coupling end has an interface thereon for receiving an instrument. The locking mechanism has an annular... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7284936 | Tool bit and collet assembly and method A tool bit and collet assembly, and method of assembling, wherein there is a collar for holding the collet in the radially inward position to thereby hold the tool bit. Camming surfaces are between the tool bit and the collet, and between the collet and the collar, ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281459 | Torque regulating assembly A torque regulating assembly includes a first tubular shell having at least one groove disposed along the longitudinal axis of the first tubular shell and a second tubular shell having at least one aperture, wherein the first tubular shell is screwed into the second... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7243923 | Centering drill chuck A drill includes a chuck which has a body member including a bore to receive a tool. Jaw members frictionally engage the tool to retain the tool in the chuck. A member is associated with the jaw members and the body to move the jaw members between clamping and non-c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237988 | Locking chuck A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a housing and a rotatable drive shaft extending therefrom is provided. The chuck includes a generally cylindrical body member having a nose section and a tail section. Each of a plurality of jaws is slidably pos... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234376 | Holding device for a fastening element A holding device for fastening elements which is securable to screw-driving power tool and includes at least two clamping members (20) which abut a stem (74) of the fastening element in a release position of the clamping members and which are displacea... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220089 | Tool mounting device for turning center To provide a tool mounting device for a turning center that allows a rotating tool to be clamped/fixed using a shared clamp mechanism (8), and a turning tool (1B) to be clamped/fixed in an engaged/locked state in a turning center. In the turning center... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217072 | Tool holder for a tool, especially a boring, milling or rubbing tool, which can be rotated about a rotational axis A tool holder for a tool which can be rotated about an axis of rotation, in particular a drilling, milling or reaming tool, comprises a clamping shank which, in an end shank region (7), has an accommodating opening (9) which is central in relation to t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217230 | Apparatus for detecting position of drawbar in automatic tool change device Disclosed is an apparatus for detecting a position of a drawbar unit installed in a spindle unit. The apparatus is a part of an automatic tool exchange device for exchanging tools in the spindle unit of a machine tool. The apparatus transmits a signal to a main cont... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214010 | Tool bit holder and hand power tool A tool bit holder for a hand power tool has a tool bit holder body has a receiving bore for a tool bit shaft of a tool bit insert with at least one recess, a locking body snappable into place with the recess of the tool bit shaft and supported radially displaceably ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198439 | Quick chuck A quick chuck for a hand power tool has an actuating element, at least one arresting element for receiving a clamping support force, a control device having at least one control unit for controlling the at least one arresting element, the arresting element controlla... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195431 | Clamping device The invention relates to a device for clamping a hollow shaft tool (1) or tool holder provided with a conical hollow shaft (3) in a machine spindle (2) provided with a taper bore (4), especially for use in a machine tool. The device compr... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
