Patent ID: 11865644
Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 20:
21. A locking assembly for a brush assembly of a soldering tool cleaning device with a motor, the locking assembly comprising:
a first locking member, a second locking member, and an annular retention member,
wherein the first and second locking members are configured to interface,
wherein the annular retention member defines a resting state in which the first and second locking members grip a motor shaft of the motor, and a transient state in which the first and second locking members move out of the resting state,
wherein the motor shaft comprises an engagement groove at a distal end, and wherein the first and second locking members engage with the engagement groove in the resting state to operably couple the brush assembly to the motor,
wherein the first and second locking members each comprise:
a push tab configured to be depressed by an operator;
an engagement portion configured to engage with the annular retention member and the motor shaft; and
a body portion operably coupling the push tab to the engagement portion,
wherein the body portion of the first locking member is disposed on an opposite side of the motor shaft from the body portion of the second locking member,
wherein the engagement portion comprises an annular retention member channel configured to operably couple with the annular retention member, and
wherein the engagement portion further comprises a retention notch configured to operably couple with the engagement groove on the motor shaft.