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US 11,430,616 B2Granted
Trigger activated tools having activation lockouts
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsMark Andrew Chiasson, Thomas Romeo Faucher, John Lefavour, Robert Poirier, Peter Matthew Wason
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Abstract
Trigger activated tools are provided that have one or more activation lockouts. The activation lockouts include electrical resets, variable position lockouts, mechanical lockouts, shield lockouts, and any combinations thereof.
Claims18
A trigger activated tool, comprising:
- an electrically activatable device;
- an activation trigger depending from a handle portion, the activation trigger being configured for movement from a normal position and an activation position;
- an electrical reset lockout having a locked state and an unlocked state;
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- a control circuit in communication with the electrical reset lockout,
- wherein the electrical reset lockout is configured so that, regardless of whether the activation trigger is in the normal position or the activation position, electrical reset lockout prevents activation of the electrically activatable device unless the electrical reset lockout is in the unlocked state, and
- wherein the control circuit provides a predetermined time period after movement of the electrical reset lockout to the unlocked state during which movement of the activation trigger from the normal position to the activation position activates the electrically activatable device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.