1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a tool and, more particularly, to a tool including a chuck for engagement with a bit.
2. Related Prior Art
Disclosed in Taiwanese Patent Publication No.554796 is a tool including a chuck 20 for engagement with a bit 40. The chuck 20 includes a socket 21, a ball 24 and two rings 26 and 28. The rings 26 and 28 can be rotated on the socket 21 so as to move the ball 24 longitudinally and peripherally on the socket 21 so that the bit 40 can be engaged with and disengaged from the chuck 20. The tool includes a lot of components and forms a complicated structure. Moreover, a user has to operate the chuck 20 with two hands.
The present invention is therefore intended to obviate or at least alleviate the problems encountered in the prior art.
According to the present invention, a tool includes a handle, a controller and a bit. The handle includes a socket defining an axial non-circular space and a radial space in communication with the axial space. The controller includes a space defined therein and a ridge formed on the wall of the space thereof The controller is movable in the radial space of the socket between a locking position and a releasing position. The bit includes a working tip and a shank defining at least one recess for receiving the ridge when the shank is inserted into the space of the controller through the axial space of the socket, thus locking the bit to the handle.
An advantage of the tool according to the present invention is its small number of elements and simple structure.
Another advantage of the tool according to the present invention is that a user can easily operate the tool with only one hand.
Other advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description referring to the drawings.
The present invention will be described through detailed illustration of three embodiments referring to the drawings.
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An elastic element 20 is located in the radial taper cavity 17. The elastic element 20 includes a configuration corresponding to the radial taper cavity 17.
The controller 30 includes a first end located in the radial space 15 of the socket 13 and a second end exposed from the radial space 15 of the socket 13. The second end of the controller 30 is located against the elastic element 20. A user can push the controller 30 by the second end. The controller 30 defines, near the second end, a recess 31 for receiving the ridge 16 so that the controller 30 cannot rotate in the radial space 15 of the socket 13. In another embodiment, the positions of the recess 31 and the ridge 16 can be exchanged. In still another embodiment, the recess 31 and the ridge 16 can be omitted if the controller 30 and the radial space 15 are non- circular. The controller 30 includes, near the second end, a shoulder restrained by a restraint 18 formed on the socket 13. The restraint 18 is made by hammering a portion of the socket 13 near the radial space 15. The controller 30 defines a space 32 corresponding to the axial non-circular spaces 14 and 19. A ridge 33 is formed on the floor of the space 32.
A bit 40 includes a working tip 41 and a shank 42. A plurality of annular grooves 43 is defined in the shank 42 of the bit 40. The working tip 41 is in the form of a chisel.
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The tool according to the present invention exhibits some advantages. Firstly, it includes only a few elements and forms a simple structure. Secondly, a user can easily operate the tool with only one hand.
The present invention has been described through the illustration of the preferred embodiments. Those skilled in the art can derive variations from the preferred embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the preferred embodiments shall not limit the scope of the present invention defined in the claims.
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20070163084 A1 | Jul 2007 | US |