Rapid load drill bit adapter
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorValery Monge
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Abstract
A novel drill bit adapter includes a body portion, a cap portion, a spring-biased catch and a push button actuator. The cap portion includes a transverse aperture and cooperates with the body to define a longitudinal aperture and a catch-receiving cavity. The push button is disposed in the transverse aperture and engages the catch to move the catch in the cavity relative to the longitudinal aperture in opposition to a biasing force supplied by the spring. The spring is a wire spring that extends longitudinally from the body portion into the cap portion to engage the catch.
Claims16
A drill bit adapter comprising:
- a body portion having a longitudinal axis and a central projection;
- a cap portion having a central aperture for receiving the central projection;
- a push button disposed in, and movable relative to, the cap portion;
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- a biased catch disposed adjacent the push button, the catch being movable transversely to the longitudinal axis between a locking position and a releasing position.
A drill bit adapter comprising:
- a body portion having a longitudinal axis and an aperture transverse to the longitudinal axis;
- a cap portion coupled to the body portion;
- a cantilevered spring disposed in the body portion and extending longitudinally into the cap portion;
- a catch coupled to the spring for movement transverse to the longitudinal axis;
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- an actuator disposed in the transverse aperture and coupled to the catch.
A drill bit adapter comprising:
- a body portion having a central projection with a distal end;
- a cap portion having a central aperture for receiving the central projection, the distal end being separated from the cap portion to define a cavity adjacent the distal end;
- a catch disposed in the cavity;
- a push button disposed adjacent the catch;
- a spring for biasing the catch in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the body portion toward a locking position.
A drill bit adapter comprising:
- a body having a longitudinal axis, a longitudinal aperture and an aperture transverse to the longitudinal axis;
- a resilient member disposed in the body and extending parallel to the longitudinal aperture;
- a catch disposed in the body for movement transverse to the longitudinal axis, the resilient member being coupled to the catch to bias the catch toward a locking position;
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- an actuator disposed in the transverse aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.