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 be worn by a user;
- a tool attachment device releasably coupled to the receiver, the tool attachment device comprising:
- an elongated body having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side;
- an upper wall coupled to the top side and extending away from the elongated body;
- a locking mechanism coupled to the upper wall that locks the tool attachment device against translational movement relative to the receiver when the locking mechanism is in a locked position;
- and
- a shroud coupled to bottom side of the elongated body;
- and
- an actuator coupled to the tool attachment device below the shroud;
- wherein the actuator is configured to move the locking mechanism to an unlocked position when a force is applied to the actuator in a designated direction, and wherein, in the unlocked position, the locking mechanism allows translational movement of the tool attachment device relative to the receiver such that the tool attachment device is configured to move in the designated direction to release from the receiver.
A tool attachment system, comprising:
- a tool attachment device, comprising a disk and a locking pin;
- a receiver releasably coupled to the receiver by the disk, the receiver comprising a hole configured to receive the locking pin;
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- an actuator coupled to the tool attachment device, the actuator comprising:
- a button;
- and
- a post coupled to the button, the post having a slot;
- wherein, when in a locked position, the locking pin passes through the slot to the hole and locks the tool attachment device against translational movement relative to the receiver;
- and
- wherein when a force is applied to the button of the actuator, the post generates a force on the locking pin and causes the locking pin to move out of the hole of the receiver to an unlocked position.
A tool attachment system configured to engage a receiver worn by a user, comprising:
- a tool attachment device configured to releasably couple to the receiver, the tool attachment device comprising:
- a body;
- an upper wall coupled to a top side of the body and extending away from the body;
- and
- a locking mechanism coupled to the upper wall that locks the tool attachment device against translational movement relative to the receiver when the locking mechanism is in a locked position;
- and
- an actuator coupled to a bottom side of the body opposite the upper wall;
- wherein the actuator is configured to move the locking mechanism to an unlocked position when a force is applied to the actuator in a designated direction, and wherein in the unlocked position the locking mechanism allows translational movement of the tool attachment device relative to the receiver such that the tool attachment device is configured to move in the designated direction to release from the receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.