Patent ID: 9221105
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B23B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A chuck for securing a tool with a shank to a manual or powered driver having a drive shaft, the chuck comprising: a. a body having a nose section and a tail section; b. a plurality of jaws movably disposed with respect to the body; c. a nut rotatably disposed about the body, the nut engaging the jaws so that rotation of the nut causes the jaws to move with respect to the body; d. a sleeve rotatably mounted about the body and in driving engagement with the nut; e. a first ring defining a plurality of teeth disposed about a periphery thereof; and f. a second ring that is rotatable relative to the sleeve over a limited arc between a first position and a second position, the second ring continuously engaging the plurality of teeth of the first ring so that,