Patent ID: 6688610
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B23B,B25B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a rotatable drive shaft, said chuck comprising:a generally cylindrical body having a nose section and a tail section, said tail section being rotatable with said drive shaft of said driver and said nose section having a central bore formed therein; a plurality of jaws reciprocally disposed in said body in communication with said central bore, each of said jaws having a jaw face formed on one side thereof; a first detent extending radially into said bore, said first detent being releasable in a radially outward direction; and an elongated tool shaft having a polygonal cross section and defining a circumferential groove, wherein, upon insertion of said tool shaft into said bore so that said groove is aligned with said first detent, said first detent engages said groove and axially retains said tool shaft, and wherein, upon movement of said jaws so that said jaw faces engage flat sides of said tool shaft, said jaws rotationally retain said tool shaft.