Quarter turn accessory coupling apparatus
US6679658B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/306608
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A combined rotary hand tool and accessory attachment includes a rotary hand tool having an output shaft and a nose end associated with the shaft. An accessory attachment has a mounting portion configured for releasable attachment to the nose end and an engagement formation provided to the nose end and the mounting portion and configured so that the mounting portion is securable upon the nose end upon an approximate ¼ relative rotation.
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