Power tool and auxiliary handle therefor
OwnerTravis P. Gilmour, Devin C. Albrecht +2inventors
InventorsTravis P. Gilmour, Devin C. Albrecht, Brian Callen, Michael J. Duenk
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Abstract
A power tool includes a housing, a motor disposed within the housing and operable to drive an output spindle, a main handle graspable by a user to maneuver the power tool, a handle aperture extending through at least a portion of the housing, and an auxiliary handle selectively coupled to the housing via a quick-disconnect mechanism. The auxiliary handle is at least partially insertable into the handle aperture.
Claims20
A power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor disposed within the housing and operable to drive an output spindle;
- a main handle graspable by a user to maneuver the power tool;
- a handle aperture extending through at least a portion of the housing;
- and
- an auxiliary handle selectively coupled to the housing via a quick-disconnect mechanism, the auxiliary handle being at least partially insertable into the handle aperture.
An auxiliary handle for a handheld power tool having a main handle, the power tool including a handle aperture for receiving the auxiliary handle, the auxiliary handle comprising:
- a grip;
- and
- a quick-disconnect mechanism configured to selectively couple the auxiliary handle to the power tool, the quick-disconnect mechanism including
- a sleeve,
- a pin disposed within the sleeve and slidable relative to the sleeve along an auxiliary handle axis between a retracted position and an extended position,
- a ball disposed within a ball aperture in the sleeve, the ball being movable in a radial direction relative to the auxiliary handle axis, and
- an actuator operable to move the pin between the retracted position and the extended position,
- wherein the ball is receivable within a groove of the handle aperture to couple the auxiliary handle to the power tool when the pin is in the retracted position.
A power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor disposed within the housing;
- a main handle graspable by a user to maneuver the power tool;
- and
- an auxiliary handle selectively coupled to the housing via a quick-disconnect mechanism, the quick-disconnect mechanism including
- a sleeve,
- a pin disposed within the sleeve and slidable relative to the sleeve along an auxiliary handle axis between a retracted position and an extended position,
- a ball disposed within a ball aperture in the sleeve, the ball being movable in a radial direction relative to the auxiliary handle axis, and
- an actuator operable to move the pin between the retracted position and the extended position,
- wherein the ball is receivable within a groove of the housing to couple the auxiliary handle to the power tool when the pin is in the retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.