Drill with screw holder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10987795-B2
Application number	US-201715601198-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2017
Priority date	Mar 28, 2017
Publication date	Apr 27, 2021
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021

Abstract

A power tool including a housing. A motor is disposed in the housing. The power tool includes an output member, the output member being drivable by the motor. The power tool further includes a holder assembly, the holder assembly including a leg portion extending from the housing and a holder configured to hold at least one of an accessory and a fastener. The holder is rotatable about an axis substantially perpendicular to a rotational axis of the output member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power tool, comprising:
a housing;
a motor disposed in the housing;
an output member, the output member being drivable by the motor;
a holder assembly, the holder assembly including a leg portion extending from the housing and a holder configured to hold a fastener;
wherein the holder is rotatable about an axis substantially perpendicular to a rotational axis of the output member;
wherein the holder is rotatable relative to the leg portion of the holder assembly;
wherein the holder assembly is movable from a working position in which the leg portion extends from the housing and the holder is disposed in a position in which it is configured to hold the fastener in a position to be driven by a bit held by the output member to a stored position in which the leg portion is slid into the housing;
wherein the power tool further comprises a trigger; and
wherein when the holder assembly is in the stored position the holder is adjacent to the trigger.

2. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the output member comprises a chuck with a plurality of retractable jaws.

3. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the chuck is configured to hold screwdriver bits and drill bits of different sizes.

4. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a cavity into which the leg is slideable.

5. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the leg includes an outer slider and an inner slider, the inner slider configured to be slideable into the outer slider.

6. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the holder is disposed at an end of an inner slider.

7. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the holder includes a longitudinally extending groove.

8. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the holder is biased by a biasing member.

Assignees

• Black & Decker Inc

Inventors

• Sergyeyenko Oleksiy
• Bailey Sean

Classifications

• B25B23/12 Primary

  using magnetic means · CPC title

• B25F3/00

  Associations of tools for different working operations with one portable power-drive means; Adapters therefor · CPC title

• B25F5/027 Primary

  with storage compartments · CPC title

• B25F5/02

  Construction of casings, bodies or handles {(B25F5/006, B25F5/008 take precedence)} · CPC title