Housing clamp for a power tool
AssigneeSnap-on Incorporated
InventorsWilliam Berry Dance, Johnathan Tyler Bennett
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a housing clamp for a power tool housing, such as a drill, router, grinder, impact wrench, ratchet wrench, screwdriver, or other powered tool. The housing clamp includes a circumferential flange and recess that extends at an angle. When the housing clamp is installed, the housing clamp couples two portions of a power tool housing together. As the housing clamp is tightened onto the housing portions, the flange loads the housing with even pressure around its circumference providing a clamping load. The housing clamp provides even pressure around a large area at a working end of the tool, allowing the tool to be thinner in a dimensionally critical area.
Claims17
A clamp for a tool housing having first and second housing portions, the clamp comprising:
- a base portion;
- a side wall extending from the base portion;
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- a flange that extends circumferentially around the side wall and forms an angled recess between an inner side of the flange and an outer side of the side wall, wherein the recess has an angle that is less than 90 degrees and is adapted to receive respective ends of the first and second housing portions to couple the first and second housing portions together.
A tool having first and second housing portions forming a housing, and a motor disposed in the housing, the tool comprising:
- a housing clamp including:
- a base portion;
- a side wall extending from the base portion;
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- a flange that extends circumferentially around the side wall and forms an angled recess between an inner side of the flange and an outer side of the side wall, wherein the recess has an angle that is less than 90 degrees and is adapted to receive ends of the first and second housing portions to couple the first and second housing portions together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.