Patent ID: 6688611
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B23Q,B25B,B25F,Y10T

Abstract:
A removable chuck comprising:a sleeve for directly connecting with a rotating spindle; a chuck coupled with said sleeve, said sleeve coupling said chuck with said rotating spindle; said chuck and sleeve being removable from the rotatable spindle and said removable chuck and sleeve being operable to receive or remove tools from said chuck and sleeve when said chuck and sleeve are coupled with the rotating spindle; a locking mechanism for retaining said sleeve on the rotating spindle, said locking mechanism comprising at least one locking blade for seating in a recess in the spindle, said at least one locking blade movable from a first position, coupling the sleeve with the spindle recess, to a second position, where said at least one locking blade is out of the spindle recess; and said at least one locking blade biasing between said first position, wherein said at least one locking blade being in a non-biased condition, where said sleeve is locked with said spindle, to said second position, where said at least one locking blade being in a biased condition, enabling said sleeve to be removed from the spindle.