Hook for electric power tool and rechargeable electric power tool equipped with the hook

A rechargeable electric power tool that functionally cooperates with a carabiner that includes a hook end portion and a gate member capable of opening the hook end portion when it is pressed and bent inwardly, the rechargeable electric power tool comprising:

• a housing;
• a battery pack as a power source configured to be detachably mounted to the housing;
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• a hook attached to the housing, the hook including:
• a base portion attached to a housing of a rechargeable electric power tool;
• an engagement portion positioned outside the base portion and having a first through-hole into which the hook end portion is inserted;
• a folded-back portion connecting the base portion and the engagement portion and having a second through-hole into which the hook end portion is inserted;
• an outer abutment portion formed between the first through-hole and the second through-hole and configured to cause the gate member to be bent inwardly when the gate member is pressed against the outer abutment portion;
• an inner abutment portion formed between the base portion and the second through-hole and configured to cause the gate member to be bent inwardly when the gate member is pressed against the inner portion;
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• a portion of the hook that is generally U-shaped so as to include two leg portions, the base portion forming one leg portion and the engagement portion forming the other leg portion,
• wherein the outer abutment portion is engaged with the carabiner by inserting the hook end portion into the first through-hole and the second through-hole, while the gate member is pressed against the outer abutment portion to open the hook end portion;
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• wherein the outer abutment portion is disengaged from the carabiner by pulling out the hook end portion from the first through-hole, while the gate member is pressed against the inner abutment portion and moved away from the second through-hole to open the hook end portion.

An electric power tool, comprising:

• a body portion;
• a handle portion extending downward from the body portion, the handle portion having a lower part;
• a battery pack attachment portion disposed at the lower part of the handle portion, the battery pack attachment portion having a side surface;
• a hook disposed on the side surface of the battery pack attachment portion, the hook including:
• a base portion to which a folded back portion is connected, an engagement portion connecting the folded back portion, a screw hole through which the screw is inserted, and a portion of the hook that is generally U-shaped so as to include two leg portions, the base portion forming one leg portion and the engagement portion forming the other leg portion;
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• a screw to connect the hook to the lower end of the handle portion,
• wherein one through-hole is formed in the base portion and another through-hole is formed in the engagement portion.

An electric power tool engageable with a carabiner, the electric power tool comprising:

• a body portion;
• a handle portion extending downward from the body portion, the handle portion having a lower part;
• a battery pack attachment portion disposed at the lower part of the handle portion, the battery pack attachment portion having a side surface;
• a hook disposed on the side surface of the battery pack attachment portion, the hook including a portion that is generally U-shaped so as to include two leg portions, the base portion forming one leg portion and the engagement portion forming the other leg portion, the hook having an engagement portion in which a first through-hole is formed in such a manner that the carabiner can be inserted through the first through-hole;
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• a screw to connect the hook to the lower part of the handle portion.

An electric power tool comprising:

• a body portion;
• a handle portion extending downward from the body portion;
• a battery pack attachment portion disposed at a lower part of the handle portion;
• a hook disposed on a side surface of the battery pack attachment portion;
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• a screw to fix the hook,
• wherein the hook has a base portion to which a folded back portion is connected, an engagement portion connecting the folded back portion, and a screw hole through which the screw is inserted,
• wherein the base portion and the engagement portion extend in a vertical direction respectively, a first through-hole is formed in the base portion and a second through-hole is formed in the engagement portion.