Motor-driven hand tool
AssigneeMetabowerke GmbH
InventorsOliver Nyber, Walter Penka
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Abstract
A motor-driven hand tool, such as an eccentric grinder, angular grinder or sander, with a removable grip; for easier handling of the tool. The tool is improved by providing the grip with a securing element, which is disposed in a manipulation region of the grip and is movable relative to the grip, in particular being rotatable, so as to manually mount or release the grip.
Claims16
A motor-driven hand tool held by a user, comprising:
- a housing having a fixed handle;
- tool means mounted to said housing;
- drive means mounted to said housing and engaging said tool means for driving said tool means;
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- a removable grip having a securing element mounted therein, said removable grip being mounted to said housing by said securing element, said removable grip defining an outside surface, a front contacting surface an opposed rear end surface, an opening and a recess opening, which recess opening is oriented transversely to and intersecting said opening, and opens into said outside surface adjacent to said front contacting surface, in which opening and recess opening said securing element is mounted, said securing element having a housing engaging portion protruding outwardly from said front contacting surface and a part thereof protruding from said recess opening past said outside surface to be manually rotatable relative to said removable grip by a direct engagement of said part thereof with the user's hand, thereby mounting and releasing said removable grip from said motor-driven hand tool.
A removable grip having a securing element mounted therein, for a motor-driven hand tool held by a user, said removable grip defining an outside surface, a front contacting surface, an opposed rear end surface, an opening and a recess opening, which recess opening is oriented transversely to an intersecting said opening, and opens into said outside surface adjacent to said front contacting surface, in which opening and recess opening said securing element is mounted, said securing element having a housing engaging portion protruding outwardly from said front contacting surface and a part thereof, said outside surface to be manually rotatable relative to said removable grip by a direct engagement of said part thereof with the user's hand protruding from said recess opening past, thereby mounting and releasing said removable grip from the motor-driven hand tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.