Patent · US Expired

Accessory attachment for rotary hand tools

US7052382B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 26, 2003
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 27, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/50
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The preferred embodiment of a rotary hand tool attachment is intended for coupling to a rotary power hand tool of the type that has a housing with a substantially cylindrical nose portion and a motor having an output shaft with a mounting coupling for receiving a drive shaft extending forwardly therefrom. The attachment includes a housing having an output shaft configured to drive a rotating tool, and an input shaft configured to couple with the drive shaft so that the motor output shaft, drive shaft and input shaft are aligned on a common axis. The housing also includes a mounting collar with a substantially cylindrical inside surface that is sized to slidably and snugly engage the nose portion. Additionally, a thin annular cylindrical layer of resilient material is disposed between the cylindrical inside surface of the housing and the nose portion.

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