Patent ID: 11865691
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A power tool comprising:
a housing;
a motor disposed in the housing;
an output spindle extending outward from the housing and configured to be rotationally driven by the motor;
a keyed chuck coupled to the output spindle for rotation with the output spindle;
a chuck key holder configured to releasably retain a T-shaped chuck key with a key disposed thereon for operating the chuck, the chuck key holder including a body, a recess configured to receive the chuck key, the recess including a first recess portion configured to receive a first shaft of the chuck key with the key disposed thereon and a second recess portion configured to receive a second shaft of the chuck key coupled to the first shaft of the chuck key generally perpendicular to the first shaft, and a slidable lock that is slidably received in a slot in the chuck key holder and configured to slide at least partially out of the slot and at least partially over the chuck key when the chuck key is received in the recess to retain the chuck key in the recess, the slidable lock including a sliding lock body biased outward from the slot and configured to slide over the first shaft when the first shaft is received in the first recess, and
wherein the body includes a sheath configured to receive a one end portion of the second shaft of the chuck key with a lever portion of the chuck key exposed from the sheath.