Patent ID: 6196758
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A tool with alignable accessory receiver apparatus comprising:a receiver plate providing a planar receiver plate face surface having a non-circular elongate boss extending outwardly from the receiver plate face surface for defining an elongate boss peripheral edge therearound, and further providing an integral biasing means centering means enabled for supporting a biasing means thereon, the receiver plate further providing an aperture rim defining a keyhole shaped aperture in the elongate boss, the keyhole shaped aperture providing a snap-action shaft engagement means;a tool constructed from a rectangular cylinder so as to provide a pair of opposing and spaced apart tool walls, a first one of the spaced apart tool walls providing a tool wall aperture rim defining a tool wall aperture of such size and shape as to accept the elongate boss of the receiver plate therein with the receiver plate face surface abutting an interiorly facing surface of the first one of the spaced apart tool walls, so as to position the biasing means between the pair of opposing tool walls for removably holding the receiver plate in place within the tool, the first one of the spaced apart tool walls providing an elongate linearly extending surface upset means on an exteriorly facing surface thereof;a threaded standoff providing a shaft terminated by a disk-shaped head, the disk-shaped head enabled by size for passage through the keyhole-shaped aperture, the shaft enabled by size for lateral sliding engagement with the snap-action shaft engagement means for locking engagement therein whereby accessories may be fixtured onto the tool.