Patent ID: 7475740
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: B25F

Abstract:
1. An angle drive attachment, comprising: a drive housing; an input shaft carried for rotation in the drive housing for rotation along an input shaft axis, the input shaft having a workable end; an output shaft carried for rotation in the drive housing for rotation along an output shaft axis that is angled relative to the input shaft axis, the output shaft having a connector for attachment to a work bit; a handle mount mounted to the drive housing; a handle pivotably connected to the handle mount via a hinge; a releasable lock securing the handle to the handle mount, the handle being selectively locked by the releasable lock in one of a plurality of different positions between fully extended and retracted when the releasable lock is in a locked position and the handle being pivotable through the hinge when the releasable lock is in an unlocked position; and wherein the releasable lock is unlocked by axially pulling the handle allowing the handle to be pivotably repositioned to one of the different positions via the hinge.