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US 6,912,789 B2Granted
Multipurpose rotary cutting tool having interchangeable heads
AssigneeShakespeare Company
InventorJoseph E. Price, III
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Abstract
A multi-purpose rotary cutting tool having a plurality of interchangeable head attachments, wherein the head attachments are easily attached and detached to a rotary cutting device, thereby providing various tools for a multitude of applications.
Claims10
A rotary apparatus for attachment to a rotating shaft, said rotary apparatus comprising:
- a mounting member including:
- a centrally defined receptacle for receiving said rotating shaft;
- and
- a fastener located in said centrally defined receptacle for attaching said mounting member to said rotating shaft;
- and
- at least two retaining apertures defined in said mounting member proximate to said receptacle and open to an exterior surface of the mounting member;
- a head member attachable to said mounting member and having a centrally positioned passageway therethrough, said passageway being larger than said centrally defined receptable of said mounting member, said head member carrying a tool;
- and
- a retaining clip for releasably locking said head member to said mounting member, said retaining clip adapted to fit within said centrally positioned passageway and having a plurality of retaining jaws, each retaining jaw being adapted to extend through said passageway of said head member and to be releasably received by one of said retaining apertures defined in said mounting member and accessible from the exterior surface of said mounting member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.