Power tools having wire guides for lights

An apparatus comprising:

• a housing,
• a motor disposed within the housing,
• a light mounted on or within the housing in a manner so as to illuminate at least a portion of a workpiece being machined by a tool attached to the apparatus or an area proximal to the tool,
• a power source circuit disposed on or within the housing, an electric line connecting the light to the power source circuit,
• means for retaining at least a portion of the electric line along and proximal to an inner surface or an outer surface of the housing
• wherein the retaining means further comprises a connector that is arranged and constructed to detachably and electrically connect the electric line to the power source circuit,
• wherein the connector comprises a pair of connector elements that are electrically and mechanically connected to each other, one of the connector elements being connected to the electric line and being fixed in position relative to the retaining means, and the other of the connector elements being connected to the power source circuit and being fixed in position relative to the housing, and
• wherein the housing comprises a plurality of separable housing elements, and the pair of connector elements is arranged and constructed to automatically connect at the same time that the housing elements are joined to form the housing.

A power tool comprising:

• a housing having a housing wall,
• an electric motor disposed within the housing,
• a power source circuit disposed within the housing, the power source circuit being
• arranged and constructed to connect to a source of current,
• a light connected to the power source circuit via an electric line, the light being mounted on or within the housing in a manner that will illuminate a tool bit or an area of a workpiece that will be machined by the power tool,
• a wire guide retaining at least a portion of the electric line, the wire guide extending along and proximal to an inner surface of the housing wall;
• and
• a light base coupled to the light and the wire guide;
• the wire guide having a first end fixed to the light base and a second end configured as a free end, the second end opposing to the light and having a connector element for electrically connecting the wire to the power source circuit.

A power tool comprising:

• a housing having a housing wall,
• an electric motor disposed within the housing,
• a power source circuit disposed within the housing, the power source circuit being arranged and constructed to connect to a source of current,
• a light connected to the power source circuit via an electric line, the light being mounted on or within the housing in a manner that will illuminate a tool bit or an area of a workpiece that will be machined by the power tool,
• a wire guide retaining at least a portion of the electric line, the wire guide extending along and proximal to an outer surface of the housing wall;
• and
• a light base coupled to the light and the wire guide;
• the wire guide having a joint portion, the joint portion extending from the outside to the inside of the housing wall and joined to the light base, and the electric line being connected to the light via the joint portion.