Activation Switch For A Power Tool

A power tool comprising:

• an electrical motor connected to a power supply;
• a housing configured to house said motor and defining an interior track defined in said housing, said track including first and second elongated channels offset from each other by an intermediate section;
• an activation switch coupled between said motor and the power supply and mounted within said housing adjacent said interior track, said switch including an actuator movable from a first position to a second position;
• a switch cap supported within the housing and coupled to said actuator, said switch cap movable within the housing from an initial position corresponding to said first position of said actuator to an activation position corresponding to said second position of said actuator, said switch cap including a first rib disposed within said first channel when said switch cap is in said initial position and a second rib disposed within said intermediate section when said switch cap is in said initial position,
• said first and second ribs configured to pivot said switch cap about said first rib to an intermediate position in which said second rib is disposed within said second channel of said interior track;
• said first rib configured for sliding within said first channel and said second rib configured for sliding within said second channel to said activation position of said switch cap;
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• said switch cap including a portion accessible from outside said housing and configured to be manually engaged to pivot said switch cap from said initial position to said intermediate position and to slide said switch cap from said intermediate position to said activation position.

A switch assembly for a power tool, the power tool having a housing, said switch assembly comprising:

• an activation switch mounted within the housing, said activation switch including an actuator movable from a first position to a second position;
• a switch cap supported within the housing and coupled to said actuator, said switch cap movable within the housing from an initial position corresponding to said first position of said actuator to an activation position corresponding to said second position of said actuator,
• a track defined in one of the housing and said switch cap, said track including first and second elongated channels offset from each other by an intermediate section;
• a pair of ribs associated with the other of the housing and said switch cap, said pair of ribs including a first rib disposed within said first channel when said switch cap is in said initial position and a second rib disposed within said intermediate section when said switch cap is in said initial position,
• said first and second ribs configured to pivot said switch cap about said first rib to an intermediate position in which said second rib is disposed within said second channel of said interior track;
• said first rib configured for sliding within said first channel and said second rib configured for sliding within said second channel to said activation position of said switch cap;
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• said switch cap including a portion accessible from outside said housing and configured to be manually engaged to pivot said switch cap from said initial position to said intermediate position and to slide said switch cap from said intermediate position to said activation position.