Patent ID: 6154108
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
An attracting device for a tool and for attracting fasteners, said attaching device comprising:a body including a chamber formed therein, said body including an extension having an orifice formed therein for receiving the tool, said extension of said body including an aperture formed therein,a magnet received in said chamber of said body for attracting the fasteners, andmeans for detachably securing said body onto the tool, said detachably securing means being provided for securing said extension of said body onto the tool and including a spring-biased ball engaged in said aperture of said extension of said body and biased to engage with the tool for securing said extension of said body onto the tool, said detachably securing means including a resilient retaining ring engaged onto said spring-biased ball for biasing said spring-biased ball to engage with the tool and for securing said extension of said body onto the tool.