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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2009
Applicant:
Steven F. Thiel, Colgate, WI (US);
Inventor:
Steven F. Thiel, Colgate, WI (US);
Assignee:
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 31/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A chuck, adapted to secure a power tool bit to a power tool, includes an output operably coupled to a motor to receive torque from the motor. The output at least partially supports therein the power tool bit. The chuck also includes an outer body having a cavity and rotatable relative to the output, and a lever coupled to the outer body and movable between a first position, in which the lever is at least partially retracted into the cavity, and a second position, in which the lever is extended from the cavity.