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US 6,877,751 B2Granted
Insertable tool connector
OwnerChiu Yung Hsinginventor
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Abstract
An insertable tool connector includes a drive body, a bushing, a locking plate, a restoring spring, a positioning ring, and a push ring. Thus, the insertable tool connector that can be used to connect the tools of different types, such as the saw blade, the screwdriver head or the like, thereby enhancing the versatility of the insertable tool connector. In addition, the tool can be mounted on and detached from the drive body of the insertable tool connector rapidly, thereby facilitating the user operating the insertable tool connector.
Claims14
An insertable tool connector, comprising a drive body, a bushing, and a push ring, wherein:
- the drive body has a front end formed with an insertion hole, the front end of the drive body has a periphery formed with two radially opposite cut slots each communicating with the insertion hole;
- the bushing is secured on an outer wall of the drive body and has a rear end formed with an enlarged annular resting flange and a front end formed with two radially opposite recesses each aligning with a respective one of the two cut slots of the drive body;
- the insertable tool connector further comprises a locking plate slidably mounted on the front end of the bushing and rested on the front end of the drive body, the locking plate has an outer wall formed with two radially opposite resting blocks each slidably mounted in a respective one of the two recesses of the bushing;
- the insertable tool connector further comprises a restoring spring mounted on an outer wall of the bushing and urged between the resting flange of the bushing and a first side of the locking plate;
- the insertable tool connector further comprises a positioning ring secured on the front end of the bushing and rested on a second side of the locking plate, the positioning ring is formed with an opening aligning with one of the two recesses of the bushing for passage of one of the two resting blocks of the locking plate;
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- the push ring is slidably mounted on the outer wall of the bushing and has a front end formed with an annular lip that can be rested on the two resting blocks of the locking plate.
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