Chuck lever for a drill
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorSteven F. Thiel
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Abstract
A chuck, adapted to secure a power tool bit to a power tool, includes an output operably coupled to a motor to receive torque from the motor. The output at least partially supports therein the power tool bit. The chuck also includes an outer body having a cavity and rotatable relative to the output, and a lever coupled to the outer body and movable between a first position, in which the lever is at least partially retracted into the cavity, and a second position, in which the lever is extended from the cavity.
Claims20
A power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor supported by the housing;
- an output coupled to the motor to receive torque from the motor, the output at least partially supporting therein a power tool bit and defining a rotational axis;
- a chuck operable to secure the power tool bit to the output, the chuck including
- an outer body having a cavity and the outer body being selectively rotatable relative to the output in a first rotatable direction to cause the chuck to secure the power tool bit to the output, and the outer body being selectively rotatable in a second direction to release the power tool bit from the output;
- and
- a lever coupled to the outer body and rotatable therewith about the rotational axis of the output, wherein the lever is movable between a first position, in which the lever is at least partially retracted into the cavity, and a second position, in which the lever is extended from the cavity.
A chuck adapted to secure a power tool bit to a power tool, the chuck comprising:
- an output operably coupled to a motor to receive torque from the motor, the output at least partially supporting therein the power tool bit and defining a rotational axis;
- an outer body having a cavity and rotatable relative to the output;
- and
- a lever coupled to the outer body and rotatable therewith about the rotational axis of the output, wherein the lever is movable between a first position, in which the lever is at least partially retracted into the cavity, and a second position, in which the lever is extended from the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.