Package for drills, a method and an arrangement therefore

Abstract

The invention relates to a package for a drill. The package has a protecting portion arranged to house a cutting portion of said drill in a contact free manner and a locking portion arranged to hold a tool engaging portion of said drill. The locking portion and the protecting portion are movable relative each other and the drill is releasable from the locking portion by a movement of the locking portion relative the protecting portion. The protecting portion is allows the user to clamp the cutting portion of said drill by pressing the protecting portion and thereby establishing a contact between the protecting portion and the cutting portion of said drill. The invention also relates to a method and an arrangement.

1 . A package for a drill, comprising
 a protecting portion comprising a first subportion and a second subportion, the protecting portion being arranged to house a cutting portion of said drill in a contact free manner, and   a locking portion arranged to hold a tool engaging portion of said drill,   wherein the locking portion and the protecting portion are movable relative each other,   wherein the drill is releasable from the locking portion by a movement of the locking portion relative the protecting portion, and   wherein the first and the second subportions of the protecting portion are made in one piece and are arranged to allow the user to clamp the cutting portion of said drill by pressing the first subportion towards the second subportion and thereby establishing a contact between the protecting portion and the cutting portion of said drill.   
     
     
         2 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the protecting portion is made in one piece with the locking portion. 
     
     
         3 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the package is an inner package adapted to be contained in an outer package. 
     
     
         4 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the movement of the locking portion relative the protecting portion while the cutting portion of the drill is clamped results in the release of the tool engaging portion of the drill from the locking portion. 
     
     
         5 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the subportions of the protecting portion is made from a flexible material. 
     
     
         6 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the locking portion comprises a snap lock. 
     
     
         7 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the package is adapted such that the movement of the locking portion relative the protecting portion may be achieved by bending. 
     
     
         8 . The package according to  claim 1 , wherein the package is adapted such that the relative movement between the locking portion and the protecting portion may be achieved by pivoting the locking portion around an axis that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the package. 
     
     
         9 . The package according to  claim 1 , further comprising a gripping portion located adjacent the locking portion. 
     
     
         10 . The package according to  claim 9 , wherein the package is adapted such that the relative movement between the locking portion and the protecting portion may be achieved by a movement of the gripping portion away from the longitudinal axis of the package. 
     
     
         11 . A method for releasing a drill from a package comprising a protecting portion housing a cutting portion of said drill in a contact free manner and a locking portion holding a tool engaging portion of said drill, said method comprising the steps of:
 clamping the drill by pressing the protecting portion; and   releasing the drill from the locking portion by moving the locking portion relative the protecting portion while maintaining the clamping of the drill.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the movement of the locking portion relative the protecting portion is achieved by bending the package. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the relative movement between the locking portion and the protecting portion is achieved by pivoting the locking portion around an axis that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the package. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the package further comprises a gripping portion located adjacent to the locking portion and wherein the relative movement between the locking portion and the protecting portion is achieved by movement of the gripping portion away from the longitudinal axis of the package. 
     
     
         15 . A method for connecting to a tool holding fixture a drill held in a package comprising a protecting portion housing a cutting portion of said drill in a contact free manner and a locking portion holding a tool engaging portion of said drill, said method comprising the steps of:
 releasing the drill from the locking portion by moving the locking portion relative the protecting portion;   clamping the drill by pressing the protecting portion wherein said clamping is performed prior, after or during said step of releasing the drill; and   connecting, while maintaining the clamping of the drill, the tool engaging portion of the drill to the tool holding fixture.   
     
     
         16 . An arrangement comprising a package according to  claim 1  and a drill,
 wherein said protecting portion of the package houses a cutting portion of said drill in a contact free manner; 
 wherein said locking portion of the package holds a tool engaging portion of said drill; 
 wherein the locking portion and the protecting portion are movable relative each other; 
 wherein the drill is releasable from the locking portion by a movement of the locking portion relative the protecting portion; and 
 wherein the protecting portion comprises a first subportion and a second subportion arranged to allow the user to clamp the tool engaging portion of said drill by pressing the first subportion towards the second subportion and thereby establishing a contact between the protecting portion and the cutting portion of said drill. 
 
     
     
         17 . The arrangement according to  claim 16 , wherein the movement of the locking portion relative the protecting portion while the cutting portion of the drill is clamped results in the release of the tool engaging portion of the drill from the locking portion.