Wrench storage arrangement for a power tool
AssigneeRyobi Motor Products Corp.
InventorRobert E. McCracken
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Abstract
A wrench storage arrangement for a router wherein the router housing is formed with a cavity and apertures communicating with the cavity are provided on diametrically opposed sides of the cavity. For storage purposes, the wrench handle is caused to extend through the apertures. Within the cavity are a pair of beams which extend toward each other, each of the beams having a longitudinal rib. The wrench handle is formed with notches on the opposed side surfaces, which notches engage the ribs to provide a retention detent.
Claims5
A power tool housing in combination with an arrangement for releasably retaining a hand tool in the housing, the housing being formed with an internal cavity and a pair of apertures communicating with said cavity, said pair of apertures being in opposed relation with each other across a major dimension of said cavity, the arrangement comprising:
- resilient beam means extending into said cavity in a direction transverse to a line extending between said apertures;
- said hand tool and said beam means being formed with complementary mating surface regions so that when said hand tool extends through said apertures into said cavity, said surface regions engage one with the other and the resilience of said beam means acts to releasably retain said hand tool in a storage position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.