Patent ID: 6533291
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B23B,B25B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a drive shaft, said chuck comprising:a generally cylindrical body member having a nose section and a tail section, said tail section being configured to rotate with said drive shaft of said driver and said nose section having an axial bore formed therein; a plurality of jaws disposed radially reciprocally within said body in communication with said bore, each of said jaws having a jaw face formed thereon for engagement with said tool; a driver disposed on said body member and in engagement with said jaws so that at least one of rotation and axial movement of said driver with respect to said body member drives said jaws toward or away from said axial bore, depending on the direction of said rotation or said axial movement; and a first detent disposed in said body in communication with said jaws, wherein at least one of said jaws defines a catch thereon at a predetermined position on said jaw so that said catch engages said first detent when said jaw faces are at a predetermined position in said axial bore.