Patent ID: 6726393
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B25B,B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
A connecting device for connecting a tool with tool bits of different lengths, the connecting device comprising:a shank including a first end for engagement with the tool and a second end; a socket including a first end for receiving the second end of the shank and a second end for receiving the tool bits; and, a position retainer for selectively retaining the socket in one of various positions on the shank, the position retainer including: a plurality of notches defined in a periphery of the shank; an aperture extending through the socket in a radial direction; a latch for insertion in the notches through the aperture; a collar with a ridge formed on an internal face, wherein the collar is mounted on the socket between a locking position where the ridge contacts and keeps the latch in one of the notches and a releasing position where the ridge leaves and allows the latch to escape from the notches.