Patent ID: 8813372
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: B23D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cutting tool clamp mechanism for a power tool including a spindle having a longitudinal axis and a slot configured to receive a cutting tool, the spindle configured to drive the cutting tool along the longitudinal axis, the cutting tool clamp mechanism comprising: a housing supported by the spindle; a clamping system supported by the housing, the clamping system including a locking member movable to selectively hold the engaging portion in the released condition, wherein when the cutting tool is removed from the housing, the locking member extends into the slot to contact the engaging portion to inhibit the engaging portion from moving toward the engaged condition such that the clamping system is held in the released, and upon insertion of the cutting tool into the housing, the locking member moves out of contact with the engaging portion and the clamping system automatically moves from the released condition to the engaged condition, wherein the locking member is moveable along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spindle.