Pneumatic tool and air deflector boot therefor
AssigneeSnap-on Tools Corporation
InventorDaniel S. Pusateri
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Abstract
A combination pneumatic tool and protection boot are provided. The pneumatic tool has a housing and an exhaust port for transmitting exhaust air from the tool along a path. The protective boot is disposed about the housing and has a deflector disposed in the path of the exhaust air for redirecting the exhaust air. The deflector preferably deflects the air away from an area surrounding the workpiece the tool is engaging without creating back pressure in the tool.
Claims19
A pneumatic tool comprising:
- a body having an output end lying along a central longitudinal axis and an exhaust port for exhausting air from the body toward the output end;
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- an air deflector coupled to the body to redirect exhaust air outside a circle of a predetermined radius at the output end, the circle having the axis at its center and lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis.
A combination comprising:
- a pneumatic tool having a motor-containing housing having an exterior surface and an exhaust port for transmitting exhaust air from the tool along a path;
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- a protective boot disposed about the majority of the exterior surface of the housing and having a deflector disposed in the path of the exhaust air for redirecting the exhaust air.
A protective boot for a pneumatic tool having a motor-containing housing having an exterior surface and an exhaust port for transmitting exhaust air therethrough, the boot comprising:
- a body shaped and dimensioned to be disposed about the majority of the exterior surface of the motor-containing housing in a use condition;
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- a deflector integral with the body and effective in the use condition to deflect the exhaust air transmitted through the exhaust port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.