Case for power tool having attached power cord
AssigneeHand Tools International, Inc.
InventorsPaul Joseph Miller, Robert J. Knutsen
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Abstract
A case for a power tool is provided that has a pathway about the periphery thereof in which a power cord for the tool can be held. Preferably, the body of the tool is held in a cavity in the case and the power cord pathway extends around the cavity. The pathway can be of a depth sufficient to allow the cord to be wrapped over itself therein so that long power cords can be held in the pathway of the case. The power cord is held in the case by an interference or press fit therein so that it securely stays in place during transport of the case. Accordingly, the present case provides a well-defined location in which a power cord for a tool can be placed vis-a-vis peripheral pathway thereof in an efficient, space-saving manner.
Claims7
A case for carrying a power tool having a power cord attached to one end thereof, the case comprising:
- a lower portion of the case for receiving the power tool in a predetermined position therein;
- a cavity in the lower portion generally matching the shape of the power tool to locate the tool in the predetermined position;
- outer and inner sidewalls of the case lower portion that form an outer perimeter that extends about the case lower portion and which defines a pathway in which the power cord is held, the sidewalls having a predetermined varying height for receiving the power cord therebetween and in overlapping configuration along higher height locations of the sidewalls and in non-overlapping configuration along shorter height locations of the sidewalls;
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- an upper portion of the case for being closed onto the case lower portion to carry the tool in the predetermined position in the case with the cord extending about the tool in the outer perimeter pathway.
A case for carrying a power tool having a power cord attached to one end thereof, the case comprising:
- a lower portion of the case for receiving the power tool in a predetermined position therein;
- a cavity in the lower portion generally matching the shape of the power tool to locate the tool in the predetermined position;
- an outer perimeter that extends about the case lower portion and which defines a pathway in which the power cord is held;
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- an upper portion of the case for being closed onto the case lower portion to carry the tool in the predetermined position in the case with the cord extending about the tool in the outer perimeter pathway,
- wherein the pathway includes a plurality of pairs of opposing projections disposed along the pathway with the opposing projections having a predetermined spacing sized to receive the power cord therebetween by a press fit to securely maintain the power cord in the pathway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.