ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,645, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Clutch mechanism for rotary power tool" was invented by Mitchell Carlson (Lisbon, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clutch mechanism is used in a rotary power tool having a motor. The clutch mechanism includes an input member to which torque from the motor is transferred and an output member co-rotatable with the input member. The output member defines a rotational axis. A cam surface is formed on one of the input member or the output member. First and second compression springs are carried by the other of the input member or the output membe...