Patent Application
20220126378
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The disclosure relates to drill bit devices and more particularly pertains to a new drill bit device for illuminating a work area for a drill without casting a shadow.
The prior art relates to drill bit devices including a variety of light emitters that are attached to a body of a power drill. The prior art discloses a quick connect chuck that has light emitters being integrated therein for illuminating a work area.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a drill bit that can be inserted into a chuck of a power drill. The drill bit has a well integrated therein for insertably receiving an additional drill bit. A cylinder is provided and the drill bit extends through the cylinder. A lighting unit is integrated into the cylinder to emit light outwardly from the cylinder when the lighting unit is turned on. In this way the lighting unit can illuminate the work area without casting a shadow.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The second end 20 has a well 28 extending toward the first end 18 to receive an additional drill bit 30 thereby facilitating the power drill 16 to rotate the additional drill bit 30. Additionally, the well 28 has a lower bounding surface 32 and a plurality of lateral bounding surfaces 33 such that the well 28 has a hexagonal shape for accommodating drill bits. A magnet 34 is positioned on the lower bounding surface 32 of the well 28 to magnetically engage the additional drill bit 30. In this way the additional drill bit 30 is releasably retained in the well 28.
A cylinder 36 is provided which has the drill bit 12 extending therethrough. The cylinder 36 has a top wall 38, a bottom wall 40 and an outer wall 42 extending therebetween, and the outer wall 42 extends beyond the bottom wall 40 to define a well 44 extending toward the top wall 38. The cylinder 36 has a hole 46 extending through the top wall 38 and the bottom wall 40, and the hole 46 is centrally positioned on the cylinder 36. The hole 46 has the drill bit 12 extending therethrough and the second end 20 of the drill bit 12 is spaced from the bottom wall 40. Additionally, the first end 18 of the drill bit 12 is spaced from the top wall 38 such that the bottom wall 40 is directed toward a work area 48 when the drill bit 12 is inserted into the chuck 14 of the power drill 16.
A lighting unit 50 is integrated into the cylinder 36 and the lighting unit 50 emits light outwardly from the cylinder 36 when the lighting unit 50 is turned on thereby facilitating the work area 48 to be illuminated. In this way the lighting unit 50 enhances lighting the work area 48 as compared to lights that are commonly integrated into power drills. Lights that are integrated into power drills cast a shadow on the work area 48 that is created by a drill bit or other accessory that is inserted into the power drill.
The lighting unit 50 comprises a plurality of light emitters 52 that is each coupled to the bottom wall 40 to emit light outwardly from the bottom wall 40 thereby illuminating the work area 48. Each of the light emitters 52 may comprise an LED or other type of electronic light emitter. The lighting unit 50 includes a switch 54 that is movably integrated into the top wall 38 of the cylinder 36 such that the switch 54 can be manipulated by a user. The switch 54 is electrically coupled to each of the light emitters 52 for turning the light emitters 52 on and off. Additionally, the switch 54 may comprise a spring loaded button that is biased into an off position and that is releasably retained in an on position when the switch 54 is depressed.
The lighting unit 50 includes a lens 56 that has a perimeter edge 58 and the perimeter edge 58 is coupled to the outer wall 42 of the cylinder 36. Moreover, the lens 56 is spaced from the bottom wall 40 of the cylinder 36 having the lens 56 lying on a plane that is oriented coplanar with the bottom wall 40. The lens 56 is comprised of a translucent material such that the lens 56 passes light from the light emitters 52 therethrough. Additionally, the light emitters 52 are spaced apart from each other and are distributed around the drill bit 12 such that the drill bit 12 does not cast a shadow on the work area 48.
The lighting unit 50 includes a power supply 60 that is integrated into the cylinder 36 and the power supply 60 is electrically coupled to the switch 54. The power supply 60 comprises at least one rechargeable battery 62 that is positioned within the cylinder 36. Additionally, the at least one rechargeable battery 62 is electrically coupled to the switch 54. The power supply 60 includes a charge port 64 that is recessed into the top wall 38 of the cylinder 36 to receive a power cord from a charger. The charge port 64 may comprise a micro usb port or other type of conventional charge port. Additionally, the charge port 64 is electrically coupled to the at least one rechargeable battery 62 for charging the at least one rechargeable battery 62.
In use, the first end 18 of the drill bit 12 is inserted into the chuck 14 of the power drill 16 thereby facilitating the additional drill bit 30, or other drill accessory, to be inserted into the second end 20 of the drill bit 12. The switch 54 is manipulated to turn on the light emitters 52 to subsequently illuminate the work area 48. In this way the work area 48 is illuminated without casting a shadow onto the work area 48.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
