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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2021
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Andrew David Hamroff, Baltimore, MD (US);
Joseph Patrick Kelleher, Parkville, MD (US);
Shihuai Wang, Suzhou, CN;
GaoLi Dou, Suzhou, CN;
BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A power tool includes a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, an output spindle extending outward from the housing and configured to be rotationally driven by the motor, a keyed chuck coupled to the output spindle for rotation with the output spindle, and a chuck key holder configured to releasably retain a chuck key with a first shaft with a key disposed thereon for operating the chuck, and a second shaft coupled to the first end portion of the first shaft generally perpendicular to the first shaft, the second shaft including a lever portion. The chuck key holder includes a first recess configured to receive the first shaft and a second recess with a sheath configured to receive the second shaft with the lever portion exposed from the sheath.