Patent · US Expired

Tool-free collet tightener

US6350087B1 · kind B1 · utility

33Cited by
24References
58Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 7, 2000
Grant dateFeb 26, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 7, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T409/309352
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collet assembly for a tool comprising a collet nut rotatably connectable to the tool; a collet operatively connectable to the collet nut; and a collet wrench movably connected with the tool and engageable with the collet nut for tightening and loosening the collet.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.