Drill bit adapter tool
AssigneeGiffin Tec, Inc.
InventorBrian Giffin
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Abstract
An adapter tool with a drill bit is provided that selectively connects to a driver to provide added versatility to the driver. The adapter tool includes a spring with an engagement end that extends through a body to selectively engage a recess in the driver. A user can actuate the spring to quickly engage and disengage the adapter from the driver. In practice, a user can use the adapter-driver combination to drill a pilot hole using the drill bit on the adapter, selectively remove the adapter from the driver, and then put a screw into the pilot hole using the driver.
Claims20
An adapter tool for selectively engaging and releasing a second tool, comprising:
- a body having a first end, an opposing second end, a longitudinal axis, and an inner surface that defines an interior volume configured to receive a second tool;
- a slot that extends from a first point at an outer surface of said body to a second point at said inner surface, wherein a distance from said first point to said first end is larger than a distance from said second point to said first end;
- a spring positioned about said outer surface of said body, said spring having an engagement end configured to be positioned at least partially within said slot;
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- a retractable cap positioned about said outer surface proximate to said first end of said body and translatable along said longitudinal axis of said body between a first position and a second position, wherein, in said first position, said engagement end of said spring extends at least partially into said interior volume to engage said second tool, and wherein, in said second position, said retractable cap deflects said engagement end of said spring in said slot to move said engagement end away from said interior volume and to disengage said second tool.
A combined drill and driver system, comprising:
- an adapter tool having:
- a body having a longitudinal axis and an aperture forming an angle with respect to said longitudinal axis, wherein said angled aperture extends from an outer surface to an inner surface of said body, and said inner surface defines a partially enclosed volume;
- a retractable cap disposed around said outer surface of said body and having an inner surface defining an inner cavity;
- a spring disposed around said outer surface of said body and at least partially positioned in said inner cavity, said spring having an engagement end at least partially positioned in said angled aperture of said body;
- a second tool removably interconnected and positioned in said partially enclosed volume, a second tool including a recess on a forward end, wherein said retractable cap is configured to move said engagement end of said spring into said recess of said second tool to retain said second tool to said adapter tool until said retractable cap is moved downward and away from said second tool to release said second tool from said adapter tool.
A holster adapted for selectively holding and releasing a tool, comprising:
- a substantially planar body having an upper end, a lower end, and two sidewalls extending therebetween, said body having a front surface and a rear surface;
- a cap bar positioned proximate to said upper end and extending outwardly from said front surface of said body, said cap bar having an engagement surface;
- a pocket positioned below said cap bar, said pocket having a receiver adapted to receive a lower end of a tool;
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- a U-shaped retainer positioned between said cap bar and said receiver of said pocket, said U-shaped retainer adapted to secure a mid-portion of said tool, wherein said pocket and said U-shaped retainer are configured to removably secure an upper portion of said tool proximate to said engagement surface of said cap bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.