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US 2014/0196922 A1Published application
Electric power tool with improved visibility in darkness
OwnerBrian E. Friedman, Paul J. Korickinventors
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Abstract
An electric power tool includes a motor and a motor housing at least partly encasing the motor. The motor housing has a top portion, a bottom portion opposite to the top portion, and side walls disposed between the top and bottom portions. A handle housing is connected to the bottom portion of the motor housing. A spindle is operatively connected to the motor. A first light assembly is disposed on a side wall of the motor housing.
Claims13
An electric power tool comprising:
- a motor;
- a motor housing at least partly encasing the motor, the motor housing having a top portion, a bottom portion opposite to the top portion, and first and second side walls disposed between the top and bottom portions;
- a handle housing connected to the bottom portion of the motor housing;
- a spindle operatively connected to the motor, the spindle being rotatable about a rotational axis;
- an end effector operatively connected to the spindle;
- and
- a first light assembly disposed on at least one of the first and second side walls of the motor housing and configured to illuminate a region adjacent the end effector.
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An electric power tool comprising:
- a motor;
- a motor housing at least partly encasing the motor, the motor housing having a top portion, a bottom portion opposite to the top portion, and first and second side walls disposed between the top and bottom portions;
- a handle housing connected to the bottom portion of the motor housing;
- a spindle operatively connected to the motor, the spindle being rotatable about a rotational axis;
- and
- a first light assembly disposed on the motor housing, the first light assembly comprising a board having at least one portion thereof being substantially parallel to the rotational axis, and a side view LED mounted on the board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.