Vibrating tool and a vibration isolating ring

A vibrating tool having a body housing for housing a drive component, a vibration generating mechanism being incorporated within said housing, and a handle being displaceably interconnected with said housing, said tool comprising:

• a projection being supported by a rear wall of said housing adjacent said handle;
• said handle comprising first and second handle portions, said first and second handle portions each carrying a stop member for retaining said projection of said housing and thereby interconnecting said handle to said housing;
• a clearance being defined between said projection and said stop members of said handle to facilitate displacement, at least in a vibrating direction of said vibrating mechanism, of said housing relative to said handle, during use;
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• said compressible member further having a radially outwardly opening annular groove, in an outer peripheral surface of said compressible member, with said stop received in said outwardly opening annular groove.

A vibration isolating elastically compressible member, for location between a handle and a tool body housing of a vibrating tool comprising a projection, being supported by a rear wall of said housing;

• said projection being a cylindrical member which supports a radially outwardly extending flange that extends from an end of said projection remote from said housing, and an open area is defined between the rear wall of said housing and said flange;
• said handle comprising first and second handle portions, said first and second handle portions each carrying a stop member for retaining said projection of said housing and thereby interconnecting said handle to said housing;
• a clearance being defined between said projection and said stop members of said handle to facilitate displacement, at least in a vibrating direction of said vibrating mechanism, of said housing relative to said handle, during use;
• said elastic compressible member being interposed in said clearance between said projection of said housing and said stop members of said handle for isolating said handle from vibrations generated in said housing by said vibrating mechanism, during use;
• a compressible elastic annular component being mounted around the projection;
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• each said stop member supporting a radially inwardly extending stop that extends from an end of said handle adjacent said housing, each said stop being displaceably received in said open area, at least in said vibrating direction, and said stop retaining said flange with said clearance provided between said flange and said stop.

A method of minimizing vibrations in a vibrating tool having a body housing for housing a drive component, a vibration generating mechanism being incorporated within said housing, and a handle being displaceably inter-connected with said housing, said method comprising the steps of:

• supporting a projection on a rear wall of said housing, said projection being a cylindrical member which supports a radially outwardly extending flange that extends from an end of said projection remote from said housing, and an open area is defined between the rear wall of said housing and said flange, said projection;
• forming said handle of first and second handle portions, carrying a stop member, for retaining said projection of said housing and thereby interconnecting said handle to said housing, on each of said first and second handle portions;
• defining a clearance between said projection and said stop members of said handle to facilitate displacement, at least in a vibrating direction of said vibrating mechanism, of said housing relative to said handle, during use wherein each said stop member supports a radially inwardly extending stop that extends from an end of said handle adjacent said housing, each said stop is displaceably received in said open area, at least in said vibrating direction, and said stop retains said flange with said clearance provided between said flange and said stop;
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• interposing an elastic compressible member in said clearance between said projection of said housing and said stop members of said handle for isolating said handle from vibrations generated in said housing by said vibrating mechanism.