Power tool with deployable appendage
OwnerJulian Pattersoninventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a power tool. The power tool can include an outer casing forming a housing, a motor, and a motor-driven appendage. The power tool can include a hinge mechanism having a hinge axis between an appendage-leg and a motor-leg, the appendage-leg comprising the motor-driven appendage and the motor-leg comprising an output shaft affixed to the motor. The housing can have an appendage port adjacent to the secured portion and capable of housing the unsecured portion. The motor-driven appendage can move between the closed state and the open state by hinging about the hinge axis and by passing through the aperture, laterally.
Claims4
A power tool comprising:
- an outer casing with a length to width ratio of no more than 2:1;
- the outer casing forming a housing;
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- the housing containing a motor, a battery, and a microprocessor, not one of which is axially aligned with any other;
- wherein the motor, the battery, and the microprocessor are compactly arranged within the outer casing such that the outer casing fits within one's pocket and within a palm of one's hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.