Electrical hand tool device

An electrical hand tool device for locking and releasing an operational state of an electrical hand tool, the device comprising:

• a first transmitter and receiver means disposed on the hand tool;
• a storage means disposed on the hand tool for storage of an authorization code;
• a control electronics disposed on the hand tool in electrical communication with said storage means and said first transmitter and receiver means;
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• a second transmitter and receiver means which is remote from the hand tool and accommodated in a separate, portable device, wherein actuation of said second transmitter and receiver means produces wireless communication with the first transmitter and receiver means in a contact-free fashion when the operational state of the hand tool is to be changed, wherein said communication changes the operational state and a signal which characterizes the operational state can be transmitted from the first transmitter and receiver means to the second transmitter and receiver means, wherein said separate, portable device comprises indication means for indicating the operational state.