Patent ID: 8282321

Claim:
A power tool comprising: a housing; a motor supported by the housing; an output coupled to the motor to receive torque from the motor, the output at least partially supporting therein a power tool bit and defining a rotational axis; a chuck operable to secure the power tool bit to the output, the chuck including an outer body having a cavity and the outer body being selectively rotatable relative to the output in a first rotatable direction to cause the chuck to secure the power tool bit to the output, and the outer body being selectively rotatable in a second direction to release the power tool bit from the output; and a lever coupled to the outer body and rotatable therewith about the rotational axis of the output, wherein the lever is movable between a first position, in which the lever is at least partially retracted into the cavity, and a second position, in which the lever is extended from the cavity.