Patent ID: 6206107
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B25F,Y10T

Abstract:
A power tool comprising:a tool body having a housing and a motor mounted in said housing, said motor including a rotary output;a removable tool head; anda retention mechanism for releasably securing said removable head to said tool housing, said retention mechanism including first and second arms, said first and second arms movable between a first position and a second position such that in said first position said first and second arms are oriented substantially parallel to one another and define an opening having a first dimension for retaining a portion of said tool head and in said second position said opening defined between said first and second arms has a second, larger dimension for receiving and removing said portion of said removable tool head from said tool housing, wherein the tool body defines an aperture providing access to the rotary output and further wherein the first and second arms are disposed within the aperture and the rotary output is disposed between the first and second arms.