Patent ID: 7010822
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: B25F

Abstract:
1. A connecting device adapted for connecting detachably a main tool and an auxiliary tool of a combination tool, the main tool including a head, and a handle that extends from the head, the head of the main tool having a front end, left and right sides, and top and bottom sides, and being formed with a through-hole that extends through the left and right sides, said connecting device comprising: first and second clamping members, each of which is formed with a hole therethrough and is provided with a pair of tabs, said hole in said second clamping member being defined by a groove-defining wall that is formed with an inner thread, a pivot joint interconnecting said first and second clamping members, said pivot joint permitting relative rotation of said first and second clamping members to a clamping position, where said first and second clamping members embrace the left and right sides of the head of the main tool, where said tabs of each of said first and second clamping members embrace the top and bottom sides of the head of the main tool, and where said holes in said first and second clamping members align with said through-hole in the head of the main tool; and a fastening member for fastening releasably said first and second clamping members to the head of the main tool when said first and second clamping members are rotated relative to each other to the clamping position, said fastening member including a screw fastener that extends through said hole in said first clamping member and said through-hole in the head of the main tool, and that threadedly engages said inner thread of said groove-defining wall of said second clamping member.