US 7,134,510 B2 · Motor housing and assembly process for power tool

Abstract

A handle for a power tool is provided including a field case and front handle portion formed as a single piece. The front handle portion has an opening in a rear side thereof for receiving the wiring for the power tool. The wiring is connected to a motor that is mounted in the field case. A rear handle portion is attached to the front handle portion for covering the opening in the rear of the front handle portion. An end cap is connected to a rear of the field case for covering the remaining exposed wires connected to the motor. With the front handle design, the wire-up of the power tool can be completed from one side of the tool without having to turn the tool over during the wire-up process.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A power tool comprising:

a housing including a field case and first handle portion formed as a single piece, said first handle portion having an opening in one side thereof, a second handle portion attached to said first handle portion for covering said opening, and an end cap connected to a first end of said field case;
a motor disposed in said field case;
a switch disposed in said first handle portion;
an electrical wire system including a plurality of wires connected to said motor through said first end of said field case, said wires extending along an outer side surface of said field case and along said opening in said first handle portion, said wires being covered by said end cap and said second handle potion.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/439,420Filed 23 May 2006 · division

Priority

20 May 2004

Published

US 2006/0208026 A121 Sep 2006

Granted

14 Nov 2006

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B25F 5/02
Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for:…
B25D 2250/121
General details of portable percussive tools; Components used in portable percussive tools: housing details
Y10T 29/49799
Method of mechanical manufacture: providing transitory integral holding or handling portion
B25F
Combination or multi-purpose tools not otherwise provided for

Motor housing and assembly process for power tool

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Motor housing and assembly process for power tool

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Abstract

Claims8