Patent ID: 7284761
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: B23B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A drill chuck comprising: a chuck core including a plurality of jaw chambers; a plurality of clamping jaws adjustably received in said plurality of jaw chambers, said clamping jaws including an inner surface facing an axis of rotation of said chuck core, said clamping jaws including a first end having a jaw gripping surface on said inner surface; and a tool bit stop fixedly attached to one of said clamping jaws and extending generally radially inward from said inner surface of said one of said clamping jaws, said tool bit stop located between said jaw gripping surface and a second end of said clamping jaw, said tool bit stop intersecting said axis of rotation of said chuck core, wherein said tool bit stop is comprised of a flexible material capable of being overridden by folding back when a tool bit is urged past said tool bit stop.