Title:
DRILL PRESS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004080671
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
In one aspect of the present invention, a drill press (10) includes a feed assembly (30) that can be switched from one side of the drill press (10) to the other, allowing either right-hand or left-hand operation. The drill press (10) includes a drill housing (20) with a generally vertically extending spindle (22) rotatably mounted in the housing. A motor is operably connected to the spindle (22) to drive the spindle (22), and a shaft (36) extends through the drill housing (20) generally transversely to the spindle (22). A hub assembly (34) is interchangeably connected to one of the ends of the shaft (36), and a spring housing (50) is interchangeably connected to the other end of the shaft (36). The spring housing (50) has a first side that is situated adjacent the drill housing (20) if the spring housing (50) is received by one end of the shaft (36), and a second side that is situated adjacent the drill housing (20) if the spring housing (50) is received by the other end of the shaft (36). A torsion spring (56) is contained within the spring housing (50).
Inventors:
THEISING JOHN L
ROBISON RANDALL W
ROBISON RANDALL W
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/007305
Publication Date:
April 14, 2005
Filing Date:
March 11, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HOME DEPOT U S A INC (US)
International Classes:
B23B47/18; B23Q5/54; (IPC1-7): B23B47/00; B23G3/00
Foreign References:
| US5902077A | 1999-05-11 | |||
| US5342153A | 1994-08-30 | |||
| US5517746A | 1996-05-21 | |||
| US5562135A | 1996-10-08 | |||
| US3822961A | 1974-07-09 | |||
| US5634748A | 1997-06-03 |
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