Patents Examined by Raymond D. Woods
  • Patent number: 5052496
    Abstract: An apparatus for rapid interchange of drive head units on a power tool motor unit is provided by forming a flared lip on the first of the two housings to be connected; capturing a coupling nut behind the flare with a split clamp ring; forming a bore on the second housing into which the flared lip and clamp ring of the first housing will fit; forming a positioning stop, within the bore, against which the flared lip of the first housing will be clamped; and providing a coupling device on the second housing to which the coupling nut of the first housing will be coupled to join the two housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Gregory P. Albert, Bruce D. Fay