ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,493, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Chuck assembly for a rotary power tool" was invented by Jonathan E. Abbott (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chuck assembly for a rotary power tool includes a chuck body rotatable about a central axis. The chuck body has a plurality of slots, each oriented at an oblique angle relative to the central axis. The chuck assembly also includes a plurality of jaws, each movable along a respective one of the slots. The chuck assembly also includes a collar coupled to the plurality of jaws. The collar is selectively engageable with the chuck bod...