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

Claim 0:
1. 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 chuck key having a first shaft with a key disposed thereon for operating the chuck, and a second shaft coupled to first shaft generally perpendicular to the first shaft, the second shaft including a lever portion;
wherein the chuck key holder includes a first recess configured to receive the first shaft and a second recess with an enclosed sheath configured to receive the second shaft with the lever portion exposed from the sheath, the chuck key holder including a slidable lock configured to slide over the chuck key to retain the chuck key in the chuck key holder.