Patent ID: 6996886

Claim:
A method of making a tool which replaceably receives the shank of a driven tool, the steps comprising: providing a handle with an opening having a longitudinal axis and a terminal open end, providing parts for a first sub-assembly of a sleeve, an actuator, and a ball and with said sleeve having a longitudinal axis and an interior opening extending along said sleeve axis and a radially disposed opening extending through said sleeve and into said interior opening, assembling said parts by placing said ball into said sleeve radial opening and placing said actuator onto said sleeve to be slidable thereon along said sleeve axis and having a surface on said actuator in contact with said ball for radially inward movement of said ball into said interior opening, for the driven tool locked mode, and said actuator arranged with a relief axially spaced from said surface on said actuator for radially outward movement of said ball, for the driven tool unlocked position, and inserting said sub-assembly into said handle opening through said open end and have said actuator against a spring in said handle opening and positioning said sleeve in said handle opening in a fixed position for movement of said actuator along said sleeve axis to thereby radially move said ball and to have said actuator in contact with said spring for urging said actuator in a direction toward said terminal end.