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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Richard C. Nickels, Jr., Hampstead, MD (US);
John E. Buck, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Inventors:
Richard C. Nickels, Jr., Hampstead, MD (US);
John E. Buck, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 31/26 (2006.01); B23B 31/38 (2006.01); B23B 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
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 clutch part when the sleeve is in the second axial position. The clutch part may have a working surface that faces in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.