Patent ID: 9364942
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B25B

Claim Text:
1. A power tool, comprising: a housing including a handle; a rotating shaft supported by and rotatable relative to said housing; a socket retention device coupled to said rotating shaft for securing a socket to said rotating shaft; and a socket release mechanism including an actuator mounted to said housing so that the actuator does not rotate together with the rotating shaft, the socket release mechanism operable to disengage said socket retention device from said socket to allow said socket to be removed from said rotating shaft, wherein said socket retention device includes a movable retainer projection disposed in a head of said rotating shaft transverse to an axis of the rotating shaft, and said socket release mechanism includes a lever engaging said retainer projection and operable by said actuator to move said retainer projection out of engagement with said socket, wherein said lever is disposed inside the rotating shaft and includes a pivot received in a cavity in said rotating shaft.