Patent ID: 6263980
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B25F

Abstract:
A power tool system comprising:a common body portion including a housing defining a handle and a motor mounted within the housing, the motor having a front end and a rear end and arranged to drive a rotatable drive spindle extending from the front end, the housing further defining an opening around the rotatable output, the motor mounted within the housing by a plurality of supports spaced along the axial length of the motor, a first of the plurality of supports being adjacent one of the front end and the rear end and radially spaced from the motor and a second of the plurality of supports being adjacent the other of the front end and rear end and in direct contact with the motor to preclude radial movement of the motor relative to the second support;a plurality of attachment members each selectively and releasably attachable to the common body portion, each of the plurality of attachment members including a working portion driven by a driven spindle, the driven spindle for engaging the rotatable drive spindle;whereby a small degree of radial movement between the motor relative to the first of the supports is permitted prior to releasable attachment of one of the attachment members to the common body portion and said small degree of radial movement is precluded upon releasable attachment of one of the attachment members to the common body portion.