Chucks or sockets – Socket type – Obliquely guided reciprocating jaws
Reexamination Certificate
2000-12-06
2003-01-07
Bishop, Steven C. (Department: 3722)
Chucks or sockets
Socket type
Obliquely guided reciprocating jaws
C279S062000, C279S140000, C279S902000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06502836
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to chucks for use with drills or electric or pneumatic power drivers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a chuck of the keyless type which may be tightened or loosened by hand.
Both hand and electric or pneumatic tool drivers are well known. Although twist drills are the most common tools used with such drivers, the tools may also comprise screw drivers, nut drivers, burrs, mounted grinding stones, and other cutting or abrading tools. Since the tools may have shanks of varying diameter or may have a polygonal cross-section, the device is usually provided with a chuck that is adjustable over a relatively wide range. The chuck may be attached to a driver by a threaded or tapered bore and may be formed integrally with the drive shaft of the drill.
A wide variety of chucks have been developed in the art. In one form of chuck, three jaws spaced circumferentially approximately 120 degrees apart from each other are constrained by angularly disposed passageways in a body attached to the drive shaft. The chuck is configured so that rotation of the body in one direction with respect to a constrained nut forces the jaws into or away from a gripping relationship with a tool shank. Such a chuck may be keyless if it can be tightened or loosened by manual rotation. An example of such a chuck is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,816,583, commonly assigned to the present assignee and the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
In another form of chuck, a nut is axially movably disposed about the chuck body so that axial movement of the nut with respect to the chuck body moves the chuck jaws within passageways in the chuck body. The nut defines threads on an outer circumferential surface that mate with threads defined on an inner circumferential surface of a sleeve. Rotation of the sleeve with respect to the chuck body moves the nut axially to drive the jaws within the passageways to grip and ungrip a tool.
Various configurations of keyless chucks are known in the art and are desirable for a variety of applications.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention recognizes and addresses the foregoing considerations, and others, of prior art construction and methods. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved chuck for use with a manual or powered driver.
This and other objects are achieved by a chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a rotatable drive shaft. The chuck includes a generally cylindrical body having a nose section and a tail section. The tail section is configured to rotate with the drive shaft, and the nose section has an axial bore formed therein. A plurality of jaws are movably disposed with respect to said body toward and away from an axis of the axial bore. A generally cylindrical sleeve is mounted about the body forward of the body tail section and extends rearwardly to and at least partially surrounds the body tail section. A disc is mounted about the body tail section and defines a plurality of radially outward extending flexible tips that engage the sleeve.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate one or more embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
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Bishop Steven C.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Power Tool Holders Incorporated
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