Side handle for power tool
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsDaniel F. Nace, Levi G. Bowers, James H. Stiles, III, Eric S. Rohrer, Christopher T. King
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Abstract
A side handle for a power tool is provided including a main gripping body; a rod extending through the main gripping body and having a threaded end extending through a frontal end of the main gripping body; and a knob mounted on an end of the rod opposite the threaded end and being rotatable relative to the main gripping body. The frontal end of the main gripping body includes a keying feature operable to engage a portion of the power tool to prevent rotation of the main gripping body relative to the power tool while the knob is rotated to fasten the threaded end of the rod to a threaded opening of the power tool.
Claims19
A side handle for a power tool comprising:
- a main gripping body;
- a rod extending through the main gripping body and having a threaded end extending through a frontal end of the main gripping body;
- and
- a knob mounted on an end of the rod opposite the threaded end and being rotatable relative to the main gripping body;
- wherein the frontal end of the main gripping body includes a keying feature operable to engage a portion of the power tool to prevent rotation of the main gripping body relative to the power tool while the knob is rotated to fasten the threaded end of the rod to a threaded opening of the power tool.
A side handle for a power tool comprising:
- a main gripping body;
- a mounting member disposed on one end of the main gripping body and being rotatable relative to the main gripping body;
- a rod extending through the main gripping body and the mounting member, the rod having a threaded end extending through the mounting member;
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- a knob mounted on an end of the rod opposite the threaded end and being rotatable relative to the main gripping body, the knob being operable to be rotated to fasten the threaded end of the rod to a threaded opening of the power tool,
- wherein the mounting member includes a keying feature operable to engage a portion of the power tool to prevent rotation of the mounting member relative to the power tool while the main gripping body is rotated relative to the mounting member.
A power tool comprising:
- a housing having a handle portion, a battery portion provided on a foot of the handle portion for receiving a removeable battery pack, and a motor housing portion extending from the handle portion opposite the battery portion;
- an electric motor disposed within the motor housing;
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- a gear case that receives an output shaft of the motor from the motor housing, wherein the gear case comprises:
- at least one threaded opening disposed through a side wall of the gear case and configured to receive a threaded end of a side handle, and
- a keying feature disposed adjacent the threaded opening on the side wall of the gear case and configured to engage a portion of the side handle to prevent rotation of at least frontal portion of the side handle relative to the gear case as the threaded end of the side handle is being rotationally fastened into the threaded opening.
The power tool of 17, wherein the gear case further comprises a pin hole disposed adjacent the threaded opening, wherein an electronic switch is mounted inside the gear case in line with the pin hole, and wherein the pin hole is positioned to receive a plunger of the side handle configured to selectively contact with electronic switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.