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Pivoting bit holder

Granted 31 Mar 2009 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Black + Decker · originally Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

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Inventors: Michael P. Peters · Examiner: Sandra Snapp · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/276,900
filed 8 Feb 2007
Publication
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US D589319
granted 31 Mar 2009

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a pivoting bit holder;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof (the back view is identical to the front view);

FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof (the right side view is identical to the left side view);

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof with the sleeve moved to a disengaged position;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof with the sleeve moved to a disengaged position and a drive component pivoted relative to the shank component;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a pivoting bit holder;

FIG. 9 is a front view thereof (the back view is identical to the front view);

FIG. 10 is a left side view thereof (the right side view is identical to the left side view);

FIG. 11 is a front view thereof with the sleeve moved to a disengaged position;

FIG. 12 is a front view thereof with the sleeve moved to a disengaged position and a drive component pivoted relative to the shank component;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D08/70

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USthis patentUS-D589319-SS131 Mar 20098 Feb 2007grantedPivoting bit holder
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CACA-121449-SS18 Apr 200817 Jul 2007grantedPivoting bit holder
TWTW-D124349-S1S121 Aug 20088 Aug 2007publishedPivoting bit holder

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