Global Patent Index - EP 2837468 A2

EP 2837468 A2 20150218 - Bit holder with floating magnet sleeve

Title (en)

Bit holder with floating magnet sleeve

Title (de)

Bithalter mit beweglicher Magnethülse

Title (fr)

Aimant flottant avec porte-embout à manchon

Publication

EP 2837468 A2 20150218 (EN)

Application

EP 14180985 A 20140814

Priority

  • US 201313967775 A 20130815
  • US 201414285799 A 20140523

Abstract (en)

A bit holder assembly (470) for a rotary hand or powered tool, includes a body (472) having a hex shank (476) at its rearward end and a retraction collar (474) slidably disposed on the body (472). The body (472) has a coaxial hex socket (478) formed therein to allow a tool bit (40) to be inserted thereinto. The bit (40) is removed by sliding the retraction collar (474). A ring magnet (50) is disposed at the forward end of the retraction collar (474) to magnetize a fastener (54) to retain the fastener (54) to the bit (40).

IPC 8 full level

B25B 23/00 (2006.01); B23B 31/107 (2006.01); B25B 23/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B25B 23/0035 (2013.01); B25B 23/12 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2837468 A2 20150218; EP 2837468 A3 20151104; EP 2837468 B1 20170705; CN 204397783 U 20150617; TW M500658 U 20150511

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14180985 A 20140814; CN 201420463546 U 20140815; TW 103214649 U 20140815