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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Irwin Industrial Tool Company, Huntersville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Irwin Industrial Tool Company, Huntersville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 51/08 (2006.01); B25B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 51/08 (2013.01); B25B 21/007 (2013.01); B23B 2260/0482 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49963 (2015.01); Y10T 408/566 (2015.01);
Abstract
A drill bit has a shank adapted to be attached to a power tool and a cutting portion adapted to drill a hole in a material. A collar is spaced along the length of the drill bit to set a depth distance that the drill bit is allowed to be inserted into a material being drilled. The drill bit further comprises a first engagement structure. A sleeve comprises a second engagement structure that is releasably engageable with the first engagement structure. The sleeve further comprises a coupling mechanism for connecting the sleeve to a fastener driver.