Power control engagement device for a power tool
OwnerEugene A. Weberinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a power control for a power tool having a working head for cutting or shaping a workpiece. The power control includes a trigger control switch on a hand grip attached to an engagement device such as a push stick used with a table saw. The engagement device is moved by the attached hand grip to bring the workpiece and working head into engagement with each other. The power control may be used for rip sawing or miter cutting on a table saw, on a hand-held router or a router table, on a jointer, a band saw, a disk sander, a drill press, or on other conventional power tools having a working head for cutting or shaping a workpiece.
Claims20
A power control for a power tool having a working head for cutting or shaping a workpiece, and a power inlet for electrical connection to a power source, the power control comprising:
- an engagement device disposed to move the workpiece into engagement with the working head;
- a connector post attached to and extending from the engagement device;
- a hand grip mounted on the connector post;
- an elongated cord disposed to extend into the hand grip, and having end connectors extending from the hand grip for electrically interconnecting the power inlet of the power tool and the power source;
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- a trigger control switch disposed on the hand grip and being electrically connected to the power cord.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.