Clutch Or Self-actuating Type Patents (Class 279/2.2)
  • Patent number: 6443462
    Abstract: A collet for carrying a high-speed drill which comprises a collar (2) arranged to enclose a drill shank (1), an outer rim support (8) arranged for attachment to a drill, and a clamping mechanism between the collar and the outer rim support (8). The clamping mechanism is arranged to provide clamping forces between said outer rim support (8) and said collar so that said collar tightly grips a drill shank (1), as a consequence of centrifugal forces and of off center sprag effect forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Westwind Air Bearings Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael C Tempest