Magnetic drill press
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsTerry L. Timmons, Andrew M. Plowman, James Wekwert
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Abstract
A magnetic drill press includes a main housing, a base coupled to the main housing and including a magnet for selectively magnetically latching to a ferromagnetic workpiece. The magnetic drill press further includes a drill unit supported by the main housing for relative movement therewith in a direction of a rotational axis of the drill unit, a spindle assembly operable to selectively position the drill unit relative to the main housing, and a handle assembly. The handle assembly is removably coupled to the spindle assembly without the use of tools, for driving the spindle assembly.
Claims20
A magnetic drill press comprising:
- a main housing;
- a base coupled to the main housing for selectively magnetically latching to a ferromagnetic workpiece;
- a drill unit supported by the main housing for relative movement therewith in a direction of a rotational axis of the drill unit;
- a spindle assembly operable to selectively position the drill unit relative to the main housing, wherein the spindle assembly includes
- a first spindle proximate a first side of the main housing;
- a second spindle proximate a second side of the main housing, the second spindle having a cylindrical portion;
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- a pinion supported upon the cylindrical portion and wherein the first and second spindles are rotatable relative to the pinion;
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- a handle assembly, removably coupled to the spindle assembly without the use of tools, for driving the spindle assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.