| CHERVON LIMITED Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20110278036 | PORTABLE ANGLE IMPACT TOOL - A portable angle impact tool has a housing, a motor arranged within the housing, a transmission mechanism which comprises a transmission rod extending along a longitudinal axis X driven by the motor and a spindle extending along an axis Y which is perpendicular to the axis X and driven by the transmission rod, and a switch assembly for controlling the motor located proximate to the spindle and arranged within an upper ⅔ of the housing. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278034 | PORTABLE ANGLE IMPACT TOOL - A portable angle impact tool includes a housing, a motor, and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes a transmission rod extending along an axis X, a spindle extending along an axis Y perpendicular to the axis X, an impact assembly for driving an output shaft and connected with the spindle, a first transmission element positioned on the transmission rod and engaging with a second transmission element positioned on the spindle, and a pinion positioned on of the transmission rod engaging with a gear on a motor shaft of the motor. In a direction of the axis Y, the impact assembly and the spindle are located on one side of the second transmission element and the longitudinal axis X of the transmission rod is located on the other side of the second transmission element to provide the impact tool with a more compact arrangement and higher output power from the output shaft. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278033 | PORTABLE ANGLE IMPACT TOOL - A portable angle impact tool has a housing, a motor arranged within the housing, a transmission mechanism which is driven by the motor and which drives an output shaft, a switch assembly for controlling the motor, and a PCB board wherein a circuit of the switch assembly is arranged on the PCB. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110277611 | WORKING TOOL ADAPTED FOR USE WITH AN OSCILLATING POWER TOOL - A working tool adapted for use with an oscillating tool includes a hole defining a longitudinal axis and has a plurality of bulges which depart from the longitudinal axis by a radial distance. Each of the bulges has two flanks that extend inwardly towards the longitudinal axis and which are connected with each other at a recess portion that is formed between every adjacent two of the bulges. An arc portion of one of the bulges has a length which is unequal to a length of an arc portion of the other one of the bulges. By arranging bulges with unequal arc lengths in the hole of the working tool, the working tool can be mounted to different oscillating tools at multiple angles and, by decreasing the number of the bulges, contact between the bulges and an output shaft of the oscillating tool reduces wear and increases the service life of the output shaft. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110227300 | ADAPTER FOR MULTIFUNCTIONAL TOOL - An adapter for a multifunctional tool includes a converter with a first form-locating component mating with an output shaft end of the multifunctional tool and a fixer with a form-fit component mateable with the converter. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110185581 | COMPACT CIRCULAR SAW - A circular saw includes a housing, a motor having a rotating axis and a center of gravity on the rotating axis, a handle, a circular blade, a fixed guard, and a base plate having a width supporting the housing. The motor and the circular blade are parallel or coplanar with respect to each other and the circular saw does not extend beyond the width of the base plate in the width direction. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110167977 | LEANING GRID FOR A MITER SAW - A leaning grid for a miter saw includes at least one upper leaning grid which is a movable leaning grid having an upper support surface for a work piece and at least one lower leaning grid having a lower support surface for the work piece. The lower leaning grid is also a movable leaning grid and may move between two support positions. The lower support surface and the upper support surface are in a same plane when the lower leaning grid is located at the support positions and the lower support surface and the upper support surface are in different planes when the lower leaning grid is located at a position that is between the support positions. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110159789 | POWER SANDER HAVING A SANDING PLATE LOCKING MECHANISM - A sander according to the present application provides a sander with a rotatable plate which can be locked by hand. Specifically, the sander of the present application has a main body and a sanding head mounted below the main body. The main body has a housing, a motor and a coupling mechanism contained in the housing. The sanding head has a sanding plate rotatably connected to the base plate and the base plate and/or the sanding plate may be connected to the coupling mechanism. The base plate may also have a locking means to lock the sanding plate. The sanding head of the present application may also have a rotatable sanding plate to allow for more efficient use of the sanding paper and a locking means that can be used to lock the sanding plate to provide simpler, easier and more reliable manual locking. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110155778 | ELECTRIC HAMMER - An electric hammer includes a striking device having a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism includes a clamping element, a sliding element, a first biasing device and a second biasing device. The sliding element is provided with a guide portion in which the clamping element is slidable between a first position where the clamping element is closed and a second position where the clamping element is opened. The biasing force generated by the first biasing device is smaller than that of the second biasing device when the clamping element is in the opened position. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110155404 | HAND-HELD ELECTRIC TOOL - A hand-held electric tool having a housing, a machine core, and a working head disposed on the housing is further provided with a manual hammer component. The manual hammer component is usable to manually strike an object, such as a nail. The working head is disposed at one side of the front end of the housing and the manual hammer component is disposed at the other side of the front end of the housing and opposite to the working head. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110138634 | PRUNING MACHINE WITH AN EXTENDING ROD - The present application provides a pruning machine with an extendible rod. The pruning machine also includes a main body and a battery pack. The main body has a housing, a blade group, a motor, a transmission device and a switch on the outside of the housing. The battery pack has a plug to connect with a socket on the main body. One end of the extendible rod has the same plug as the battery pack to connect with the socket of the main body plug and the other end has the same socket of the main body to receive the plug of the battery pack. By using the same plug and socket structure throughout, the present application provides good adaptability and is suitable for a wide range of pruning operations. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110121048 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer having a housing, a grip portion and a striking device. The striking device includes a striking rod for striking a nail or other element using a straight reciprocating motion. The striking device has an associated clamping mechanism for clamping the nail or other element. The clamping mechanism has a driving portion, a first clamping portion, and a second clamping portion. The first and second clamping portions are moved between a closed position and an opened position. In the closed position, the element is held between the first and second clamping portions. A first slot and a second slot are arranged on the first and second clamping portions respectively. The driving portion is arranged in both the first and second slots and moves along the first and second slots. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110120739 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer has a housing, a grip portion and a striking device. The striking device has a striking rod that can strike a fastening element using a liner reciprocating motion. The striking device also has an associated clamping mechanism for clamping the fastening element. The clamping mechanism includes a clamping member, a driving part and a sliding member, wherein the clamping member is pivotally arranged in the sliding member and is connected to the driving part, and the driving part can rotate relative to the sliding member so as to cause the clamping member to rotate pivotally in the sliding member. The clamping mechanism may thus firmly clamp the fastening element in a manner that is convenient for users. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110114349 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer with a striking device includes a striking rod and a clamping mechanism. The striking rod continually strikes a component to gradually insert the component into a workpiece. The clamping mechanism includes at least one clamping element, a biasing device, a bush and a sleeve, and the clamping elements are movable between a closed position and an opened position. The bush is arranged around the striking rod so as to prevent the nail head from becoming trapped in a gap which is formed after the clamping elements are entirely opened. The biasing device is arranged for biasing the bush toward the direction of striking the component. This clamping mechanism can reliably clamp nails or other components to facilitate user operation of the device. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110108299 | AUTO HAMMER - The invention provides an auto hammer being used between two surfaces perpendicular to each other and closer to the intersecting line of the two surfaces. To this end, the auto hammer comprises a housing having an upper portion, a motor contained in the housing, and a switch arranged on the housing for controlling the motor. When the auto hammer is used between two surfaces perpendicular to each other with opposite sides of the upper portion of the housing abutting against the two surfaces respectively, the distance from the central axis of the striking rod to the intersecting line of the two surfaces is between 10 mm and 40 mm, preferably 28 mm. This distance is arranged very small for allowing the auto hammer to be used closer to the intersecting line of the two surfaces. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110108298 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer includes a housing having a grip, a head assembly arranged on one end of the housing, a motor mounted within the housing, a switch arranged on the housing for controlling the motor. The head assembly includes a striking device having a receiving cavity which comprises a locking mechanism. When the receiving cavity is retracted into the housing and locked by pressing the locking pin downwardly, with the striking rod being revealed to increase the visibility of the striking rod. During operation, the objects to be processed, such as tenons and bricks, may be impacted by the striking rod in a linear reciprocating manner, so that the function of the tool can be expanded, without being limited to knocking the fastening pieces into the objects to be processed. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110100663 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer includes a housing having an upper portion, a head assembly arranged on one end of the housing, a motor mounted within the housing, a switch arranged on the housing for controlling the motor. The head assembly of the auto hammer additionally comprises a striking rod. The distance between the central axis of the striking rod and the top portion of the head assembly is between 5 mm and 26 mm, preferably 10.7 mm. This distance is arranged very small for allowing the auto hammer to be used closer to a base wall. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110100662 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer includes a housing having a grip, a head assembly arranged on one end of the housing, a motor mounted within the housing, a switch arranged on the housing for controlling the motor. The hardness of the material utilized for the head assembly of the auto hammer is lower than that of the housing. During operation, the material utilized for the head assembly makes the device feel more comfortable when held by hands. The hardness of the material utilized for the grip of the auto hammer is lower than that of the housing. During operation, the material utilized for the grip makes the device feel more comfortable when held by hands. The material utilized for two opposite sides of an upper portion of the housing is different from that of the remaining portion of the housing. When the auto hammer is positioned transversely on a working board, the hardness of the material utilized for the upper portion of the housing is lower than that of the material of the remaining portion of the housing, so as to protect the auto hammer and the working board. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110100661 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer includes a housing having a grip, a head assembly arranged on one end of the housing, a motor mounted within the housing, a switch arranged on the housing for controlling the motor. There are at least two hand-holding positions on the housing where the switch can be triggered. The auto hammer may therefore be held by hands at a plurality of positions and will thereby be suitable for use in various circumstances. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110094764 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer includes a housing, a head assembly arranged on one end of the housing, a battery pack mounted at the other end of the housing, and a motor contained in the housing. The housing further includes a grip portion, where the gravity center of the auto hammer lies. The auto hammer is thereby more ergonomic so that the users feel more comfortable when holding the auto hammer and spend less effort during its operation. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110094763 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer having a housing having a grip portion defining a central axis and a head assembly including a striking device which has a striking rod defining a central axis. The striking device is pivotable relative to the grip portion and the angle between the central axis of the grip and the central axis of the striking rod can range between 60° and 180°. The auto hammer thus provides a pivotable striking device and is thereby suitable for different working circumstances. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110061242 | ELECTRIC SHEARS - Electric shears include a housing, a motor within the housing, a transmission means including a reduction gearbox and a bevel gear pair, a fixed blade, a movable blade rotatably connected to the fixed blade and coupled with the motor via the transmission means, and a stroke-control means controlling the movable blade to swing back and forth about its connection with the fixed blade. The fixed blade is supported on the reduction gearbox and fixed to the housing together with the reduction gearbox. Electric shears are thus provided with a small shape, a simple and compact interior structure, and better portability. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110056082 | ELECTRIC SHEARS - Electric shears include a housing, a motor mounted within the housing, at least one blade driven by the motor, and a trigger mounted on the housing for controlling the motor. The electric shears further include a controller for controlling the motor and a mode-selecting switch mounted on the housing and connected to the controller. The controller responds to the mode-selecting switch and controls the electric shears to switch between at least two kinds of operation modes. Since the electric shears has at least two kinds of operation modes, more functions and a broader range of applications can be achieved. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110051122 | OPTOELECTRONIC RANGE FINDER - A device for optoelectronic distance measurement includes an emitter having a first end for emitting a measuring beam to an object to be measured and a second end, a receiver for receiving the measuring beam reflected or dispersed back from the object to be measured and for converting it to a measurement signal, a signal processing device for filtering the measurement signal and a reference signal, and a control and analysis device for analyzing the information of the measurement signal and the reference signal so as to determine the distance from the object to be measured. The second end of the emitter is used to emit a reference beam which is received by the receiver and converted to form the reference signal. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110050299 | ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A protection circuit suitable for electrical instruments includes a software detecting circuit, a logic AND circuit, a driver and control circuit for engine operating power components, and a hardware detecting circuit connected with the logic AND circuit. Both the software detecting circuit and the hardware detecting circuit monitor the state of an operating switch and provide signals to the logic AND circuit. Only when the state of the switch changes from opened to closed and both detecting circuits determine that this state is correct will the driver and control circuit signal the engine to operate. Furthermore, by connecting two or more power components in serial at the same time, the engine will not work by accident and the machine will not be out of control when any one of the power components is damaged. A circuit using capacitors of suitable specification can also be provided to isolate the controlling pin of a power component in the form of an SCR to thereby avoid failure and damage of the entire system. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110036604 | MULTI-FUNCTION POWER TOOL - A power tool has a body portion, a head portion, and a motor located in the body portion. A connecting spindle arranged within the head portion is driven by the motor for rotation. A first replaceable spindle is releasably connectable to the connecting spindle. The first replaceable spindle has a first output portion adapted for mounting a working head. A second replaceable spindle is additionally provided which is also releasably connectable to the connecting spindle. Two different working heads are mounted on the first output portion and the second output portion, respectively, to thereby provide a multi-function power tool. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110030328 | TRIMMER WITH CUTTING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT - A trimmer includes a working head having a housing and a handle that extends outwardly from a rear end of the housing, at least one wheel mounted on the rear end of the housing, a support element for supporting the working head that is located below the housing and mounted on the housing through a shaft, a cutting element coupled to the housing coaxial with the support element, and a cutting height adjustment device which is respectively connected with the at least one wheel and the shaft for adjusting a cutting height of the trimmer via movement of the at least one wheel and the shaft to which the support element is coupled relative to the cutting element. In this manner, no matter the cutting height, a cutting surface of the cutting element can be ensured to be substantially parallel to the ground. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110028076 | SANDING MACHINE WITH CLAMPING MECHANISM - A burnishing element is clamped to a lower surface of a bottom plate of a sanding machine and placed into tension through use of a first clamping mechanism and a second clamping mechanism that are positioned at two ends of the bottom plate, respectively. At least one of the first and second clamping mechanisms has a clamping element and a tensioning element which is used for tensioning the burnishing element. The bottom plate has a clamping area. The ends of the burnishing element are supported on the clamping area when the burnishing element is in placed into tension by the tensioning element. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110012564 | DC POWER TOOL WITH A SAFETY DETECTION DEVICE - A DC power tool having an interiorly provided lithium battery element and a charging switch includes a safety protection module to eliminate the risk of circuitry burn-out and other dangers resulting from connecting the power tool to a power supply with unmatched rated voltage and rated current when charging the power tool via use of an adapter. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110011912 | AUTO HAMMER - An auto hammer has a housing body and a nozzle portion connected to the housing. The housing body contains a striking device therein. The nozzle portion contains a sleeve and a sleeve support. The sleeve is retractable within the sleeve support and contains a nail attracting device therein. A magnet is arranged in the nail attracting device and is supported by at least one spring. The nail attracting device of the auto hammer is thus arranged in the sleeve and the spring is used to support the magnet to increase stability. After being attracted, the nail is positioned along the centerline of the sleeve so it becomes more convenient to use the nail attracting device. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110005905 | LOCKING SWITCH DEVICE FOR A POWER TOOL - A power tool has a housing and the housing includes a handle portion on which a starting switch for controlling the turning-on and turning-off of the power tool is mounted. A locking switch device adapted to selectively inhibit movement of the starting switch is mounted in the housing and includes first and second buttons respectively extending out from the two sides of the handle portion and positioned adjacent to the starting switch. A locking mechanism is arranged between the starting switch and the locking switch device and includes a linkage mechanism that is arranged between the first and second buttons. In this manner, upon one of the first and second button being pressed down, the linkage mechanism functions to cause the other one of the first and second buttons to be automatically moved to a position that corresponds to a pressed down state. The power tool with such a locking switch device is suitable for left-handed and right-handed operators and eliminates any uncomfortable feelings of handling the handle. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100319809 | ELECTRIC ROUTER - An electric router includes a housing, a base, a motor having an output shaft, a first switch for the motor, a locking member having a first end and a second end, a second switch connected in series with the first switch, and a connecting rod having a first end positioned proximate to the base and a second end positioned remotely from the base. The first end of the connecting rod is connected with the second end of the locking member, the second end of the connecting rod is connected with the second switch, and the second end of the connecting rod selectively keeps the second switch in one of a switch-off position when the first end of the locking member engages with the output shaft and a switch-on position when the first end of the locking member disengages from the output shaft. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100313430 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REVERSAL OF A BLADE OF A BUSH CUTTER - A method for controlling reversal of a blade of a bush cutter. The method functions by detecting a parameter of a motor with a control circuit and, when a user presses a reversal button, by causing the control circuit to control the motor not to reverse when the detected parameter, e.g., speed of the motor, is greater than or equal to a preset threshold and to control the motor to reversely rotate and drive the blade to reversely rotate when the detected parameter is less than the preset threshold. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100313429 | GRASS TRIMMER - A trimmer has a cutting head, a shaft rod, and at least one handle. The cutting head is rotatably mounted at one end of the shaft rod by a connection device which has a central axis. At least one handle is mounted on the other end of the shaft rod. The cutting head moves between a horizontal position and a vertical position by rotating the cutting head | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100308776 | BATTERY CHARGER - A charger for lithium battery pack has a voltage input terminal, a current control module and a voltage output terminal including a voltage-rising module and a voltage-detecting module connected with the voltage-rising module and the voltage input terminal. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100308547 | POWER TOOL - A power tool, which includes a handle portion and a housing; a chuck disposed in front of the housing, and the chuck that is selectively operated in one of a working mode and a chucking mode. The power tool further includes a driving device which drives the chuck to axially move between a first position and a second position. The electric tool is in the working mode when the chuck is in the first position and is in the chucking mode when the chuck is in the second position | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100193562 | NAILER DEVICE - A nailer device has a housing containing a motor and a striking device arranged in a compact manner. A transmission mechanism is mounted in the housing for translating the rotating motions of the motor into the periodic impact motions upon the striking device. The transmission mechanism includes an impact assembly which imparts the periodic impact motions upon the striking device. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100089967 | NAILER DEVICE - A nailer device has a housing containing a motor, a gear box, a transmission mechanism, and a striking rod. The motor, the gear box, and the transmission mechanism cooperate to cause the striking rod to be moved back and forth. The striking rod has a peripheral outer surface and a longitudinal axis and the striking rod and the gear box are connected through a sliding connection structure which allows the striking rod to be moved along its longitudinal axis and which prevents the striking rod from rotating around its longitudinal axis. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100089966 | NAILER DEVICE - An electrical device, such as a nailer device, has a motor and a gear housing containing a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism is coupled to the motor for driving an impact member. The transmission mechanism includes a shaft having a through-hole wherein a first opening of the through-hole is communicated with the interior of the gear housing and a second opening of the through-hole is communicated with an exterior of the gear housing. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100089965 | NAILER DEVICE - A nailer device has a housing containing a motor and a transmission mechanism. The housing has a nozzle portion with a striking rod for striking a nail arranged therein, the striking rod being moved in a reciprocating manner. A rotating shall is mounted in the housing and the rotating shaft is coupled to the output shaft of the motor through the transmission mechanism. An impact member surrounds the rotating shaft and is moved with the rotating shaft. Corresponding slots are formed on the rotating shaft and the impact member respectively and mate with each other with engagement members being contained in the corresponding slots. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20090194305 | POWER TOOL - A power tool has a motor, a clutch device for adjusting torque, a percussion device which has two cam discs, and two adjusting rings for selectively setting four operating modes including a “screwdriving” operating mode, an “impacting” operating mode, a “drilling” operating mode and a “percussion drilling” operating mode. One of the two adjusting rings is a torque adjusting ring operable to select one of the “screwdriving” operating mode, the “impacting” operating mode, and the “drilling” operating mode while the other one of the two adjusting rings is a percussion ring operable to selectively set “percussion drilling” operating mode. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090135406 | OPTOELECTRONIC DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE - An optoelectronic distance measuring device includes a frequency modulator generating a high-frequency modulation signal, an emitter emitting a high-frequency modulated measuring beam to an object to be measured, an avalanche photodiode receiving a reflected measuring beam from the object and generating a corresponding high-frequency reflected measuring signal, and a signal generating device generating a high-frequency mixer signal connected with the avalanche photodiode. The high-frequency mixer signal is applied to the avalanche photodiode and mixed with the high-frequency reflected measuring signal to provide a low-frequency measuring signal which contains phase information for calculating a distance to be measured. In this manner, measuring error due to phase drift is eliminated without the need for an extra internal reference optical path and an mechanical switching device so that the structure of the device is simplified significantly and manufacturing costs are reduced. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090045241 | NAILER DEVICE - A nailer device has a housing containing a motor and a striking device arranged in a compact manner. A transmission mechanism is mounted in the housing for translating the rotating motions of the motor into the periodic impact motions upon the striking device. The transmission mechanism includes an impact assembly which imparts the periodic impact motions upon the striking device. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090007742 | SLIDING MITER SAW - A sliding miter saw having a base for supporting a workpiece, a rotatable table mounted on the base, a transmission frame on one side of the table, a motor disposed on one end of the transmission frame, and a blade driven by the motor. Two rows of rollers are disposed on a bottom of the table and a sliding block adapted to cooperate with the two rows of rollers is disposed between the two rows of rollers. One end of the sliding block is hinged to the transmission frame. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080318500 | ELECTRIC SANDING MACHINE - An electric sanding machine has a housing with a drive device disposed therein, a base plate disposed under the housing, and a driven shaft for driving the base plate. A sanding device is attached to the base plate. The housing has a drive device housing part substantially perpendicular to the base plate and a grip housing part substantially parallel to the base plate. A cross section of the housing in a vertical direction is substantially L-shaped. The drive device is disposed in the drive device housing part while the driven shaft is located in the grip housing part so that the drive device is departed from the driven shaft in a radius direction of the driven shaft. With this arrangement, the sanding machine is provided with stronger power and has a smaller contour size which may be controlled more effectively. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080295345 | PORTABLE CIRCULAR SAW - A portable circular saw has a housing and a baseplate. The housing carries a motor which is connected to a blade through a transmission mechanism. The baseplate includes a main baseplate and a secondary baseplate each of which has a bottom surface and the bottom surfaces are coplanar. At least a part of the blade passes though a slot formed in the main baseplate. The main baseplate includes a first edge and a second edge disposed on opposing sides of the blade. The secondary baseplate has at least two exchangeable positions. In a first position, the secondary baseplate is jointed or adjacent to the first edge of the main baseplate and, in a second position, the secondary baseplate is joined or adjacent to the second edge of the main baseplate. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080276784 | MITER SAW AND A BEVEL LOCK DEVICE THEREOF - A miter saw has a base and a rotatable table mounted on the base. A support is mounted on the rear of the table. A pivot arm is pivotally connected to the support through a connecting shaft. A cutting assembly is connected to the pivot arm. A locking member is connected between the support and the pivot arm. An electromagnetic member is connected to the locking member through a linking device. The electromagnetic member is electrically connected to a switch which is used to control a supply of actuating power to the electromagnetic member. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080266542 | DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE - A distance measuring device has a housing carrying a display, a distance measuring module, an inductive touch pad, a touch pad control circuit in communication with the touch pad, and a control circuit in communication with the display, the distance measuring module, and the touch pad control circuit. The touch pad control circuit provides signals to the control circuit representative of a touching of the touch pad. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080245198 | POWER TOOL WITH A BLADE STORAGE CONTAINER - A power tool having a housing and a blade storage container. The blade storage container is pivotally mounted on the housing and is disposed between the housing and a handle associated with the housing. The housing has a recess for receiving the container and an elastic member is arranged between the housing and the container. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080210073 | MITER SAW - A miter saw having a base, a turntable mounted on the base, a support provided on a first end of the turntable, a pivot member connected to the support for pivotal movement about a first horizontal axis, a supporting arm connected to the pivot member for pivoting about a second horizontal axis which is generally perpendicular to the first horizontal axis, a cutting assemble fixedly mounted on the supporting arm, and a bevel locking mechanism provided for locking the pivot member to the support. The bevel locking mechanism has a lever mounted to a second end of the turntable opposite the first end, a flexible elongate element with one end winding around the lever and the other end connected to a bevel locking shaft which is connected between the pivot member and the support. | 09-04-2008 |