Housing with functional overmold
OwnerTodd Hagan, Christine Potter +2inventors
InventorsTodd Hagan, Christine Potter, Michael Bowers, Rodney Milbourne
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OwnerTodd Hagan, Christine Potter +2inventors
InventorsTodd Hagan, Christine Potter, Michael Bowers, Rodney Milbourne
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A hand-held power tool having a housing, which has first and second shell members and an end cap, and a trigger. The first and second shell members define a handle portion that is configured to be engaged by a first hand of a user. The trigger is coupled to the handle portion and configured to be operated by the first hand of the user. The end cap is removably coupled to the first and second shell members and defines an auxiliary gripping structure that is remote from the handle portion and configured to be selectively engaged by a second hand of the user to aid in operating the power tool. The end cap has a structural portion and an overmold portion that is formed from a resilient material. The overmold portion is at least partially interposed between the structural portion and the second hand.
A hand-held power tool having a housing and a trigger, the housing including first and second shell members and an end cap, the first and second shell members defining a handle portion that is configured to be engaged by a first hand of a user, the trigger being coupled to the handle portion and configured to be operated by the first hand to permit the user to control the operation of the power tool, the end cap being removably coupled to the first and second shell members and defining an auxiliary gripping structure that is remote from the handle portion the auxiliary gripping structure being generally convex in shape and configured to be selectively engaged by a second hand of the user to aid in operating the power tool, the end cap having a structural portion and an overmold portion, the overmold portion being formed from a resilient material and molded onto the structural portion, the overmold portion being at least partially interposed between the structural portion and the second hand.
A hand-held power tool having a housing and a trigger, the housing defining a handle portion, which is configured to be engaged by a first hand of a user, and an auxiliary gripping structure, the trigger being coupled to the handle portion and configured to be operated by the first hand to permit the user to control the operation of the power tool, the gripping structure being spaced apart from the handle portion and configured to be selectively engaged by a second hand of the user to aid in operating the power tool, wherein the auxiliary gripping structure includes an overmold that is discrete and separate from the handle portion.
A hand-held power tool comprising:
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