Electric power tool
US5230261A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25F5/029
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A power tool comprises a tool body having a grip portion and composed of a pair of base and cover housing halves, a chuck which is mounted onto the front end of the tool body and onto which a bit for working a workpiece is detachably mounted, a bit accommodating portion having an opening formed on a surface portion of the tool body and being adapted to accommodate a spare bit, and a bit holding member, having an elastic property, disposed in the bit accommodating portion for elastically holding the spare bit accommodated in the bit accommodating portion. The bit accommodating portion is formed as a recessed portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the tool body and having a length suitable for the accommodation of the spare bit. The bit holding member is disposed in the bit accommodating portion at substantially a longitudinally central portion thereof so as to extend along the longitudinal direction of the bit accommodating means to thereby form the bit accommodating portion as a pair of bit accommodating recesses to both sides of the bit holding member for accommodating two spare bits therein. The bit accommodating portion is provided with a groove at the joint portion…
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