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US 11,304,503 B2Granted
Tool attachment system
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsAaron S. Blumenthal, Jason D. Thurner, Christopher S. Hoppe
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Abstract
A tool attachment system is provided. The tool attachment system includes a tool attachment device and a receiver that cooperate to lock or secure, for example, a bag or pouch. When the tool attachment device is coupled to the receiver, a locking mechanism locks the tool attachment device to the receiver in a locked position. To remove the tool attachment device, a user applies a force to a button to cause the tool attachment device to disengage from the receiver.
Claims20
A tool attachment system, comprising:
- a receiver configured to attach to a tool belt;
- a tool attachment device comprising a locking mechanism, the tool attachment device removably coupled to the receiver, wherein the locking mechanism locks the tool attachment device to the receiver when the locking mechanism is in a locked position;
- an actuator coupled to the tool attachment device, wherein, when a force is applied to the actuator, the actuator causes the locking mechanism to move to an unlocked position, and the force causes the tool attachment device to disengage from the receiver;
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- a bag securing mechanism that attaches a pouch under a shroud of the tool attachment device.
2 more elements
A tool attachment system, comprising:
- a tool attachment device, comprising a disk and a locking pin;
- a receiver comprising:
- a channel that engages the disk of the tool attachment device to secure the tool attachment device to the receiver;
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- a hole that receives the locking pin and that prevents lateral movement of the tool attachment device relative to the receiver;
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- an actuator, comprising:
- a button;
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- a post coupled to the button, the post having an angled surface and a slot that receives the locking pin, such that in a locked position the locking pin passes through the slot to the hole;
- wherein, when the tool attachment device is coupled to the receiver, the locking pin is received in the hole of the receiver and the tool attachment device is locked in the receiver, and when a force is applied to the button of the actuator, the angled surface of the post on the actuator generates a force on the locking pin that is transverse to the force on the button and causes the locking pin to move out of the hole of the receiver to an unlocked position.
8 more elements
A tool attachment system, comprising:
- a tool attachment device, comprising:
- a body forming an upper wall, the body attached to a pouch;
- a disk that extends outward from the upper wall;
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- a locking pin extending through the disk;
- a receiver comprising:
- a channel that engages with the disk of the tool attachment device;
- an overhanging flange that captures the disk within the channel;
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- a hole that receives the locking pin in a locked position;
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- an actuator, comprising:
- a button;
- and
- a post having an angled surface and an angled slot that receives the locking pin, such that the locking pin passes through the slot to the hole in the locked position;
- wherein when the tool attachment device is coupled to the receiver, the locking pin is received in the hole of the receiver and the tool attachment device is locked in the receiver, and when a force is applied to the button of the actuator, the angled slot of the post on the actuator generates a force on the locking pin that is transverse to the force on the button and causes the locking pin to move out of the hole of the receiver to an unlocked position.
13 more elements
A tool attachment system, comprising:
- a receiver configured to attach to a tool belt;
- a tool attachment device comprising a locking mechanism and at least two biasing elements, the tool attachment device removably coupled to the receiver, wherein the locking mechanism locks the tool attachment device to the receiver when the locking mechanism is in a locked position, and wherein the at least two biasing elements bias the locking mechanism in the locked position;
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- an actuator coupled to the tool attachment device, wherein, when a force is applied to the actuator, the actuator causes the locking mechanism to move to an unlocked position, and the force causes the tool attachment device to disengage from the receiver.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.