Patent ID: 6644150
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A tool bit holding device comprising:an inner tube including an end and having an inner periphery, an outer periphery, and a compartment, with the compartment being proximate the end and defined by the inner periphery of the inner tube, with the inner tube including an annular groove defined in the outer periphery thereof, with the annular groove having a bottom wall located intermediate the inner periphery and the outer periphery, with the bottom wall defining the annular groove and including at least one slot extending from the annular groove to the inner periphery to thereby communicate the annular groove with the compartment; an outer tube mounted around the inner tube and slidable along a longitudinal direction of the inner tube; and a clip mounted in the annular groove of the inner tube, the clip including at least one section that is received in said at least one slot and thus partially received in the compartment.