Patent ID: 6279918
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B23B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a drive shaft, said chuck comprising:a) a generally cylindrical body member having a nose section and a tail section, said tail section having an axial bore formed therein to mate with said drive shaft of said driver and said nose section having an axial bore formed therein and a plurality of angularly disposed passageways formed therethrough and intersecting said axial bore, wherein said nose section includes a front face;b) a plurality of jaws slidably positioned in each of said angularly disposed passageways, each of said jaws having a jaw face formed on one side thereof and threads formed on the opposite side thereof;c) a nut rotatably mounted on said body member and in engagement with said threads on said jaws;d) a generally cylindrical front sleeve member overlying said nose section of said body member; ande) a rust resistant nosepiece secured to said nose section of said body member, said nose piece maintaining said front sleeve member on said body member, wherein at least a portion of said nosepiece extends radially inward over at least a portion of said front face of said body member.