Oscillating multi-tool system
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsTroy C. Thorson, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Emily Doberstein, James Wekwert
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Abstract
An accessory for an oscillating power tool that oscillatingly drives a removably attachable output element. The accessory includes an attachment portion configured to be removably attached to a housing of the oscillating power tool on a side of the output element that faces the housing. The attachment portion is at least partially annular and defines an axial opening therethrough. The attachment portion includes a circumferential inner surface defining the axial opening and a circumferential outer surface opposite the inner surface. The attachment portion is configured to snap-fit with the power tool housing.
Claims21
An accessory for an oscillating power tool that oscillatingly drives a removably attachable output element, the accessory comprising:
- an attachment portion configured to be removably attached to a housing of the oscillating power tool on a side of the output element that faces the housing, the attachment portion being at least partially annular and defining an axial opening therethrough, the attachment portion including a circumferential inner surface defining the axial opening and a circumferential outer surface opposite the inner surface, the attachment portion configured to snap-fit with the power tool housing.
An oscillating power tool system comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor disposed within the housing;
- a tool holder configured to be driven to oscillate about an output axis by the motor and extending from the housing, the housing including an at least partially circumferential groove and an at least partially circumferential ridge;
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- an accessory having an at least partially annular attachment portion configured to snap fit in cooperation with the at least partially circumferential groove and the at least partially circumferential ridge such that the accessory is removably attachable to the housing.
An accessory for an oscillating power tool having an oscillatingly driven tool holder, the accessory comprising:
- an attachment portion configured to be removably attached to a housing of the oscillating power tool, the attachment portion being at least partially annular and defining an axial opening therethrough, the axial opening configured to at least partially receive the oscillatingly driven tool holder therethrough, the attachment portion including a circumferential inner surface defining the axial opening and a circumferential outer surface opposite the inner surface, and at least one cantilevered tooth coupled to the circumferential inner surface, the at least one cantilevered tooth defining an at least partially annular recess configured to snap-fit with an at least partially annular ridge of the oscillating power tool housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.