Tool
OwnerThomas W. Honsainventor
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Abstract
One embodiment of a tool generally comprises a skeleton, barrel, valve box assembly, and a throttle assembly. A sleeve may also be included to cover a portion of the skeleton. The skeleton may include a main body with a handle member protruding therefrom, wherein a throttle void may be formed intermediate to the main body and handle member. The throttle assembly may be configured such that the actuation of the throttle is in a direction substantially perpendicular to the handle member, which allows periphery of the handle member to be less than it would in a parallel configuration. A sleeve fashioned of energy absorbing and/or vibration damping material may be positioned over a portion of the skeleton. A handle integrally formed with the sleeve may cover the handle member to increase the ergonomic features of the tool.
Claims14
A tool comprising:
- a. a skeleton, wherein said skeleton is configured to cooperatively engage a kinetic energy providing member, wherein said skeleton is configured to engage a throttle assembly that controls the amount of kinetic energy said tool delivers, and wherein said skeleton is configured with a handle member;
- b. a barrel cooperatively engaged with said skeleton at a first end of said barrel, wherein a second end of said barrel is cooperatively engaged with a work piece for delivery of kinetic energy;
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- c. a throttle assembly cooperatively engaged with said skeleton, wherein said throttle assembly is configured to allow a user to manipulate the amount of kinetic energy at said work piece, and wherein said throttle assembly and said handle member are configured to ergonomically optimize the cross-sectional area of said handle member.
A tool comprising:
- a. a skeleton comprising:
- i. a main body having a valve box void formed therein;
- ii. a throttle casing having a throttle void formed therein;
- iii. a valve box feed passage connecting said valve box void and said throttle void;
- iv. a handle member extending distally from said throttle casing;
- v. a fluid inlet passage;
- b. a valve box assembly configured to convert energy from a pressurized fluid source into kinetic energy, wherein said valve box assembly is cooperatively engaged with said valve box void;
- c. a barrel comprising:
- i. a valve box assembly engager cooperatively engaged with said valve box assembly;
- ii. a work piece engager opposite said valve box assembly engager, wherein said barrel transfers a portion of the kinetic energy from said valve box assembly to a work piece;
- d. a throttle assembly configured to allow a user to manipulate the amount of kinetic energy at said work piece, wherein said throttle assembly is cooperatively engaged with said throttle void, and wherein said throttle assembly, said throttle casing, said handle member, and said fluid inlet passage are configured to ergonomically optimize the cross-sectional area of said handle member.
A method of minimizing the kinetic energy imparted from a tool to a user, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. configuring a throttle assembly of said tool such that a throttle stem of said throttle assembly is substantially perpendicular to a handle member of said tool;
- b. reducing the cross-sectional area of said handle member of said tool;
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- c. coating at least a portion of said handle member with a sleeve, wherein said sleeve is configured to dampen vibrations transmitted from said tool to said user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.