Tool with remote switch
AssigneeAllen IP Inc.
InventorsCraig A. Sommerfeld, Scott L. Clark
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Abstract
A non-pneumatic system for use with a workpiece is described. A clamp assembly having a clamp pad is secured to the cabinet. An electrically operated tool is movably secured to the cabinet. The tool has a remote switch which when activated in turn activates the tool. A lever (e.g., a handle) is operatively coupled to the clamp assembly and the tool. When the lever is manually moved, the remote switch is activated and the clamp pad moves towards the work surface. Preferably, the tool also moves towards the work surface opening by manually moving the lever. For example, the tool utilized in this non-pneumatic system may be a drill or saw.
Claims20
A non-pneumatic system for use with a workpiece comprising:
- a cabinet having a work surface;
- a clamp assembly secured to the cabinet, the clamp assembly including a clamp pad positioned above the work surface;
- an electrically operated tool positioned below the work surface and having a remote switch which when activated is operatively configured to activate the tool;
- and a lever operatively coupled to the clamp assembly and the tool and operatively configured to simultaneously activate the remote switch and to move the clamp pad down towards the work surface by manually moving the lever.
A non-pneumatic system for use with a workpiece comprising:
- a cabinet having a work surface with an opening;
- an electrically operated tool movably secured to the cabinet and positioned below the work surface, the tool having a remote switch which when activated is operatively configured to activate the tool;
- and a lever operatively coupled to the tool and operatively configured to simultaneously activate the remote switch and to move the tool up towards the work surface opening by manually moving the lever.
A non-pneumatic system for use with a workpiece comprising:
- a cabinet having a work surface with an opening;
- a clamp assembly secured to the cabinet, the clamp assembly including a clamp pad positioned above the work surface;
- an electrically operated tool movably secured to the cabinet and positioned below the work surface, the tool having a remote switch which when activated is operatively configured to activate the tool;
- and a lever operatively coupled to the clamp assembly and the tool and operatively configured to simultaneously activate the remote switch and to move the clamp pad down towards the work surface and the tool up towards the work surface opening by manually moving the lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.