Patent ID: 6834864
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: B23B,B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a drive shaft, said chuck comprising:a. a generally cylindrical body having a nose section and a tail section, said tail section being configured to rotate with the drive shaft of the driver and said nose section having an axial bore formed therein; b. a plurality of jaws disposed axially and radially reciprocally within said body in communication with said bore, each of said jaws having a jaw face formed thereon for engagement with a tool shaft; and c. a visual indicator disposed on said body and including a surface on which is defined a visual indicia that is in operative communication with said jaws so that movement of said jaws to a predetermined position with respect to said bore exposes said indicia to view from outside the chuck and so that movement of said jaws from said predetermined position blocks said indicia from view from outside the chuck.