Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
173170000 | DRIVE CONTROL OPERABLE BY HAND ENGAGING MANIPULATING HANDLE | 56 |
20090071670 | Hand-held power tool - A hand-held power tool for driving a cutting or grinding working tool ( | 03-19-2009 |
20090211774 | Attachment for stitching tool - The attachment for a stitching tool is an attachment that enables a manually operated stitching tool to convert to a power-operated stitching tool. The attachment includes an ergonomically designed handle mounted on a base, which base is provided with an opening at one end thereof. The opening is designed to receive the grasping portions of a manually operated, conventional stitching tool. Mechanisms in the base engage the grasping portions of the stitching tool to mechanically manipulate the grasping portions. The mechanisms are powered by an electric motor. Controls are provided on the handle for operating the electric motor. | 08-27-2009 |
20100038106 | Portable tool and method of using a portable powered tool - A portable powered tool having an elongate housing with a central axis, a working component on the elongate housing, a drive for the working component on the elongate housing and having different states, and a control with a grip that is configured to be grasped by a user by extending a user's one hand at least partially around the grip and thereby the central axis of the elongate housing to thereby situate the user's one hand in an operating position. The user's one hand, grasping the grip in the operating position, is usable to: a) support and reposition the portable powered tool; and b) move the grip around the central axis of the elongate housing to change the state of the drive. | 02-18-2010 |
20100122825 | Power tool - It is an object of the invention to provide a fatigue reducing structure in a hand-held power tool. A representative screwdriver | 05-20-2010 |
20100163263 | DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN ACTUATING A TOOL - The application relates to a device for assisting in actuating a tool comprising two arms that are movable in rotation around an axis between an open position in which the arms are separated from each other, and a closed position in which the arms are close to each other, the device further comprising a cable at one end part of which is associated with one of the arms, the other end part of the cable being disposed in a cable tensioner, the tensioner being associated with the other arm, the device further comprising actuating the tensioner between an open position in which the cable is unwound, the arms being in an open position, and a closed position in which the cable is wound so as to move the arms into their closed position. | 07-01-2010 |
20100206597 | Power Tool With Optical Control - An optical control is disclosed which is particularly suitable for application as a switching device, regulating device or sensor device for a power tool. At least two optical waveguides are provided one of which being configured as a transmitting waveguide is coupled to a light source, a second one of which being configured as a receiving waveguide cooperating therewith is coupled to an evaluation circuitry. Both waveguides cooperate with a control element that is movable at least between two positions in which light signals of different magnitude are transmitted from the transmitting waveguide into the receiving waveguide. | 08-19-2010 |
20100218966 | Battery Pack-Operated Hand-Guided Power Tool with Throttle Lever - A hand-held power tool has a device housing and at least one grip disposed on the device housing. An electric drive motor is arranged in the device housing for operating a working tool. A battery pack provides electric energy for operating the electric drive motor. An electronic control unit is connected to the electric drive motor and the battery pack. An operating element disposed on the grip controls the electric drive motor. An electric actuator is acted upon by the operating element and the output signal of the electric actuator is supplied to the electronic control unit. Electric energy is applied to the electric drive motor by the electronic control unit as a function of a position of the operating element, wherein in a first dead travel range of the operating element that adjoins an inoperative position of the operating element the supplied electric energy is zero. | 09-02-2010 |
20100252293 | Ergonomic Handle for Power Tool - An ergonomic handle for use with a power tool defines a first region that includes a switch, adapted to receive a thumb and forefinger when the forefinger is actuating the switch, a second region adapted to receive a middle finger, a third region adapted to receive a ring finger; and a fourth region adapted to receive a pinky finger. Each of the second, third, and fourth region includes a generally oval cross section having a major axis and a minor axis. The longest major axis is in the third region, the shortest major axis is in the fourth region, the shortest minor axis is in the second region, and the longest minor axis is positioned in the fourth region. | 10-07-2010 |
20100314146 | ELECTRIC TOOL AND REMOTE CONTROL HOLDER FOR THE ELECTRIC TOOL - The purpose of the present invention is to maintain a better usability and a better electrical connection, while restricting burden on an attachment portion of an electric tool. In an attachment portion of a chain saw to which a battery pack is mounted, a pair of ribs are provided parallel to and on outer surfaces of the guide rails. On the contrary, a connecting member of a remote control holder has a connecting wall positioned outside the guide rails and having a pair of recessed grooves for allowing the pair of ribs to be fitted into the recessed grooves. The chain saw can be connected to the connecting member without utilizing the guide rails and by the engagement between the ribs and the connecting wall. | 12-16-2010 |
20110005792 | HANDHELD POWER TOOL WITH TWO-HANDED GRASP - The invention is based on a handheld power tool having a drive unit, a grip unit that includes at least two grip areas for two-handed use, and a safety sensor unit, which has at least one sensor and one power limitation unit. It is proposed that the power limitation unit, in at least one operating state, as a function of a signal of the at least one sensor of the safety sensor unit, limits a supply of power to the drive unit at a level that is other than zero and unequal to a maximum available power. | 01-13-2011 |
20110079409 | POWER TOOL - It is an object of the invention to provide an effective technique for reducing the load of user's fingers in a power tool. A representative power tool includes a body, a tool bit, a driving means and a handgrip that extends from a grip proximal end on the side of the body to a grip distal end in a direction that crosses the axial direction of the tool bit. The power tool includes a holding optimization region that is arranged on the handgrip and shaped to match with the holding form of the fingers of the user when the user holds the handgrip. Specifically, the holding optimization region at least includes the rear end surface of the grip distal end region such that a normal on the rear end surface crosses an axis of the tool bit forward of the handgrip. As a result, according to the invention, the force of the user's fingers and palm on the handgrip can be optimized. | 04-07-2011 |
20110120741 | AUXILIARY HANDLE FOR USE WITH A POWER TOOL - An auxiliary handle for use with a power tool includes a first clamp for engaging a housing of the power tool at a first location, and a second clamp for engaging the housing at a second location. The second clamp is movable independent from the first clamp in a first direction toward the first clamp to couple the auxiliary handle to the housing and the second clamp movable independent from the first clamp in a second direction away from the first clamp to uncouple the auxiliary handle from the housing. The auxiliary handle further includes a grip operable to move the second clamp in at least one of the first and the second directions, and together the first clamp and the second clamp surround only a portion of a chuck of the power tool. | 05-26-2011 |
20110147026 | TRIGGER-OPERATED PORTABLE ELECTRIC TOOL - A trigger-operated portable electric tool for performing a main function, characterized in that it has a double trigger with, on the one hand, a main trigger for operating it, which operates at least one moving active part of the tool and, on the other hand, an auxiliary trigger or secondary trigger connected to the main trigger by means of an articulation and configured to make an angle with the said main trigger, the pivoting of the auxiliary trigger about the articulation enabling actuation of a means of operating a system for performing at least one additional function of the tool. | 06-23-2011 |
20110168420 | TRIGGER SWITCH AND ELECTRIC TOOL PROVIDED THEREWITH - An electric tool has a rib projecting from an inner peripheral surface of the electric tool, and a trigger switch. The trigger switch has a housing having a housing venthole, a contact mechanism disposed in the housing, and a trigger that, when depressed into the housing, drives the contact mechanism. The housing of the trigger switch is bonded to the rib. The rib has a rib venthole. The housing venthole is communicated with the rib venthole. The rib venthole is covered with a filter. | 07-14-2011 |
20110214893 | ELECTRIC TOOL, PARTICULARLY A SAW - An electric tool, particularly a saw, has a connecting region and an actuating handle. The actuating handle is pivotally arranged on the connecting region, wherein the actuating handle can be pivoted into a number of pivoted positions and the actuating handle has at least one actuating switch for the electrical actuation of the electric tool. An uncomfortable position of the hand during actuation of the actuating handle is avoided and a high degree of comfort is achieved by the connecting region and the actuating handle being connected to each other by way of an articulated connection and by the articulated connection having a bearing lug and a handle pivot pin in engagement with the bearing lug. | 09-08-2011 |
20110266014 | TWIST-HANDLED POWER TOOL WITH LOCKING SYSTEM - A power tool with first and second housing portions, a powertrain, a mounting hub and a lock bar. The powertrain has an output member that extends from the second housing portion and which is movable relative to an output member axis. The mounting hub is fixedly coupled to one of the first and second housing portions. The lock bar is movably mounted to the other one of the first and second housing portions between a locked position and a first unlocked position. The lock bar cooperates with the mounting hub in the locked position to inhibit relative rotation between the first and second housing portions. Placement of the lock bar in the first unlocked position permits relative rotation between the first and second housing portions. | 11-03-2011 |
20110272172 | MULTI-FUNCTION TOOL SYSTEM - A power tool handle is selectively connectable to a power tool head. The power tool handle includes a grip portion defining a longitudinal axis, and a motor housed within the handle and including a drive shaft driven by the motor, the drive shaft mounted for rotation within the handle and defining an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle. The power tool handle also includes a trigger disposed proximate the grip portion for actuating the motor, and a button movable in a direction defining an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis to a first position when the tool head is coupled to the handle and to a second position when the tool head is removed from the handle. In the first position, the trigger can actuate the motor, and in the second position, the trigger is inhibited from actuating the motor. | 11-10-2011 |
20110278035 | POWER CONTROL STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC POWER TOOLS - A power control structure aims for an electric power tool which gets an input power from an electric power source and converts the input power to a driving power to drive an electric motor. The electric power tool further includes a manual control means, a magnetic control element and a power modulation circuit. The manual control means includes a trigger portion movable by depressing of a user and a magnetic element movable with the trigger portion. The magnetic control element outputs an output control signal in proportion to alterations of a magnetic field caused by movements of the magnetic element. The power modulation circuit gets the input power and modulates to the driving power controlled by the output control signal to drive the electric motor. Thus by depressing the trigger portion, output power of the electric motor can be controlled to provide precise control of rotational speed and torque alterations. | 11-17-2011 |
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 |
20120138326 | Handheld Work Apparatus - The invention relates to a handheld work apparatus having a handle. A throttle trigger and a throttle trigger lock are arranged on the handle. An operating-mode selector having an off position, an operating position and a starting position is provided. The selector, trigger lock and the trigger are pivotally mounted. A first latching element is provided on the selector and a second latching element is provided on the trigger element, which coact in the starting position of the selector and the starting position of the trigger and hold the trigger in its starting position. To ensure that the starting position of the selector can only be engaged when the trigger is actuated, the second latching element lies outside of the pivot path of the first latching element in the non-actuated position of the trigger. | 06-07-2012 |
20120160534 | Additional Handgrip, Hand-held Power Tool, System - An additional handgrip is disclosed. The additional handgrip is connectable to a hand-held power tool. The additional handgrip includes a fastening element designed for attachment to the connection area, a grip designed for handling, and a locking coupling connecting the grip and the fastening element. The locking coupling is adjustable by the grip between a position attaching the fastening element and a detachment position, and has a first coupling part that can be actuated via the grip and a second coupling part designed to adjust the fastening element. The first and second coupling parts form a bayonet lock, where the bayonet lock is formed by an engagement element engaging in a guide such that when moving the engagement element between a first point of the guide and a second point of the guide, the fastening element is adjusted between the attachment and detachment position. | 06-28-2012 |
20120234568 | Portable Machine Tool Switching Unit - A portable machine tool switching unit includes a turning knob unit, which has a coupling unit that can be rotatably driven for coupling to at least one switching element, and further includes at least one energy storage element provided for storing switching energy in the case of a preselection. The energy storage element is integrated in the turning knob unit. | 09-20-2012 |
20120292067 | ELECTRONIC SWITCHING MODULE FOR A POWER TOOL - An electronic power apparatus includes a housing, a pair of input power pins and a pair of output power pins, and power components mounted on a power circuit board and electrically connected to the input power pins and the output power pins to modulate a supply of power from the input power pins to the output power pins. A control unit of the electronic power apparatus is arranged on a control circuit board disposed at a distance from the power circuit board inside the housing. A user-actuated input unit of the electronic power apparatus includes a variable-speed actuator having a first portion at least partially arranged outside the housing to be engageable by a user and a second portion movably arranged between the power circuit board and the control circuit board. | 11-22-2012 |
20120292068 | ELECTRONIC SWITCHING MODULE FOR A POWER TOOL - An electronic power apparatus includes a housing, a pair of input power pins and a pair of output power pins mounted on a power circuit board, and power components mounted on the power circuit board and electrically connected to the input power pins and the output power pins to modulate a supply of power from the input power pins to the output power pins. A control unit of the electronic power apparatus is arranged on a control circuit board disposed at a distance from the power circuit board inside the housing. The output power pins project through corresponding through-holes through the control circuit board to an outside part of the housing, the output pins having at least one side protrusion arranged to spatially support the control circuit board with respect to the power circuit board inside the housing. | 11-22-2012 |
20120312573 | ELECTRICAL POWER TOOL - An electrical power tool may include a tool housing that is formed by connecting an outer circumferential surface of a motor housing containing a motor therein and a proximal end portion of a handle. The handle has a grip portion provided to a portion close to a distal end portion thereof and having a trigger switch to activate the motor, Power-supply cords of the motor arc introduced into the tool housing through a power-supply cord insertion portion that is positioned in a portion of a proximal end portion of the handle. A distribution path of the power-supply cords is positioned in a portion other than the grip portion of the handle. | 12-13-2012 |
20130020105 | ERGONOMIC HAND-HELD POWER TOOL AND METHODS OF USE - An ergonomically enhanced electric power tool is disclosed that incorporates a new type of user grip and control system. This grip and control system is housed in a substantially rigid control-housing sheath, which provides enhanced leverage and control over the drilling process while reducing stress on the user's hand, wrist, and arm. The tool motor is disposed substantially in parallel with the user's wrist, but on a different plane, and eliminates the traditional “pistol” type of power-tool grip. The control-housing sheath contains a grip-controller assembly that allows the user to control most major drill operations within the gauntlet-like control-housing sheath. The inventive concepts described can be applied to myriad hand-held power tools, and a detailed example for a power drill is provided. | 01-24-2013 |
20130105188 | ELECTRIC TOOL | 05-02-2013 |
20130161046 | POWER TOOL - A power tool, in particular an angle grinder, includes at least one switching unit which has at least one pivotably mounted pawl element. The pawl element defines a pivot axis. The pawl element is mounted so as to pivot about the pivot axis of the pawl element through an angular range greater than 30°. | 06-27-2013 |
20130161047 | HANDLE ARRANGEMENT FOR A POWER TOOL - A handle arrangement ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130175067 | GRIP SURFACE FOR A POWER TOOL - An overmolded grip for a power tool having a size, a 3-dimensional shape, and certain material properties to aid the user in gripping a power tool or the like. | 07-11-2013 |
20130186665 | SWITCH MECHANISM FOR A PNEUMATIC TOOL - A switch mechanism for a pneumatic tool includes a rotating body and a lever. The rotating body has a surface, wherein a combining portion is disposed on the surface. The lever is slidably disposed in the combining portion, wherein the lever includes a first operating end and a second operating end, and either one of the first operating end and the second operating end protruding from the pneumatic tool or both the first operating end and the second operating end protruding from the pneumatic tool are controlled by pushing the lever along an extending direction of the combining portion. | 07-25-2013 |
20130199811 | TWIST-HANDLED POWER TOOL WITH LOCKING SYSTEM - A power tool having first and second housing portions, a power train, a mounting hub, a lock bar and an actuator. The second housing portion is disposed about the first housing portion for pivoting motion about a pivot axis. The powertrain has an output member that extends from the second housing portion and which is movable relative to an output member axis. The mounting hub is coupled to one of the first and second housing portions. The lock bar is mounted to the other one of the first and second housing portions. The actuator is slidably received in the other one of the first and second housing portions and cooperates with the mounting hub to selectively permit the second housing portion to pivot about the pivot axis relative to the first housing portion. | 08-08-2013 |
20130220657 | HAND-OPERATED MACHINE TOOL DEVICE - A hand-operated machine tool device, in particular for an angle grinder, includes a housing region and at least one operating element. The housing region is at least substantially rod-shaped and is configured to be used as a main gripping element. The at least one operating element extends in the housing region in a main extension direction of the housing region. The hand-operated machine tool device also has a least one mounting which supports at least one operating face of the at least one operating element such that the at least one operating element is configured to pivot about at least one axis aligned at least substantially parallel to the main extension direction. | 08-29-2013 |
20130284476 | HAND POWER TOOL - A hand power tool includes at least one drive unit, at least one housing, and at least one switchover element. The at least one drive unit is configured to drive an insert tool. The at least one housing at least partially encloses the drive unit. The at least one switchover element is configured to switch over a drive direction of the at least one drive unit. The at least one switchover element includes at least one actuating face that has at least two switching positions. The at least one actuating face is at least partially configured such that, when in the at least two switching positions, the at least one actuating face is at least substantially flush with the at least one housing. | 10-31-2013 |
20140008090 | Handheld Power Tools with Triggers and Methods for Assembling Same - The housing assembly has a grip portion having a heightwise axis. The housing assembly includes a housing member having parallel upper and lower housing guide features spaced apart along the heightwise axis. The trigger member is mounted in the housing assembly to slide along a slide axis transverse to the heightwise axis. The trigger member includes parallel upper and lower trigger guide features spaced apart along the heightwise axis and mated with the upper and lower housing guide features. The upper and lower housing guide features and the upper and lower trigger guide features cooperate to limit the trigger member to a linear slide path relative to the housing assembly and inhibit cocking of the trigger member about a lateral axis transverse to each of the heightwise axis and the slide axis. | 01-09-2014 |
20140014382 | GROUT REMOVAL TOOL - A grout removal tool incorporates a case ( | 01-16-2014 |
20140158391 | HAND HELD POWER TOOL WITH LOCKING ROTATABLE HANDLE - In an angle-grinder with a rotating handle and a latch for fixing the handle in two different rotational positions, an interlock mechanism is provided for greater security against unwanted rotation of the handle when the tool is being used. The interlock mechanism is moved to a locking position by depressing the trigger to start the motor, and thus provides a safety lock backing up the latch, in case the latch is accidentally released during use. In its unlocking position the interlock mechanism may prevent actuation of the trigger when the handle is not properly aligned in one of its operating positions. | 06-12-2014 |
20140166325 | WORK APPARATUS - A work apparatus has a drive motor for driving a work tool and has a control unit for the drive motor. The operating device includes an actuating element actuated by a user. The actuating element is mounted in a movable manner in a housing and can be adjusted in an actuating direction between a zero position and a maximum position. An intermediate stop acts between the zero position and the maximum position. The position of the intermediate stop is settable via a setting element. After the intermediate stop has been reached, the actuating element can be actuated further as far as the maximum position. The operating force (F) for further actuating the actuating element increases when the intermediate stop is reached. Provision is made for the operating force (F) to drop again upon further actuation of the actuating element after the intermediate stop has been overcome. | 06-19-2014 |
20140174778 | POWER TOOL - A power tool includes a housing including: a body part having a substantially cylindrical shape and extends in a front-rear direction; and a handle part connected to the body part. The body part includes: a driving source; a power transmission mechanism part configured to transmit a driving force of the driving source; and a tip tool holding part to which the driving force of the driving source is transmitted from the power transmission mechanism part. The handle part includes a switch. A top part protruding from a surface of the handle part is formed on a side surface of the handle part along a longitudinal direction of the handle part. At least a portion of the top part is arranged at a position deviating rearwards from a center of the handle part in the front-rear direction. | 06-26-2014 |
20140196923 | HAND-HELD POWER TOOL WITH AN ERGONOMIC HANDLE - A hand-held power tool includes a tool housing on which an ergonomic handle is formed for a user's hand, including the user's thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and small finger. The handle includes a first region for the index finger and the thumb, a second region for the middle finger, a third region for the ring finger, and a fourth region for the small finger. The second region has an approximately oval cross section with a first main axis and a first secondary axis. The third region has an approximately oval cross section with a second main axis and a second secondary axis. The fourth region has an approximately oval cross section with a third main axis and a third secondary axis. The first main axis is longer than the second main axis, and the first secondary axis is shorter than the second and third secondary axes. | 07-17-2014 |
20140216777 | BATON-SHAPED HAND-HELD POWER TOOL HAVING A SLIDING SWITCH FOR SWITCHING A DRIVE MOTOR ON AND OFF - A hand-held power tool includes a housing and a sliding switch. A drive motor configured to drive an associated tool insert is arranged in the housing. The sliding switch is configured to switch the drive motor on and off. The sliding switch is configured to assume a multiplicity of operating positions. A rotational speed of the drive motor is varied by varying the operating position of the sliding switch. | 08-07-2014 |
20140251649 | POWER TOOL ASSEMBLY, POWER TOOL, AND AUXILIARY HANDLE MEMBER - A power tool assembly includes a power tool and an auxiliary handle member. An outer surface of a main body portion of the power tool includes first and second engagement structures. A fixing portion of the auxiliary handle member is fixed to the main body portion of the power tool with the fixing portion surrounding more than 180 degree of a circumference of the main body portion when viewed along a longitudinal axis of the main body portion. The fixing portion includes a first arm part with a first engagement section engaging with the first engagement structure and a second arm part with a second engagement section engaging with the second engagement structure. The first arm part and the second arm part are movable relative to each other to change a distance between the first engagement section and the second engagement section. | 09-11-2014 |
20140262403 | TWO-SIDED SWITCH AND HANDLE FOR A POWER SAW - A two-side switch and handle system includes a handle housing including a gripping portion and switch mechanism mounted to the housing portion. The switch mechanism includes a paddle that is movable between a first and second position. An actuator is configured to be moved between an ON position to close a power circuit and an OFF position to open a power circuit within the handle housing. A protrusion projects outwardly from a trailing end portion of the paddle adjacent the gripping portion of the handle housing. The gripping portion defines a handle plane and the switch mechanism defines a switch plane. The switch mechanism is arranged on the front portion of the handle housing such that the switch plane is angled downwardly from the handle plane by an acute angle. | 09-18-2014 |
20140318822 | Portable Power Tool - A portable power tool includes at least one tool receptacle ( | 10-30-2014 |
20140326476 | AUXILIARY HANDLE FOR USE WITH A POWER TOOL - An auxiliary handle for use with a power tool includes a first clamp for engaging a housing of the power tool at a first location, and a second clamp for engaging the housing at a second location. The second clamp is movable independent from the first clamp in a first direction toward the first clamp to couple the auxiliary handle to the housing and the second clamp movable independent from the first clamp in a second direction away from the first clamp to uncouple the auxiliary handle from the housing. The auxiliary handle further includes a grip operable to move the second clamp in at least one of the first and the second directions, and together the first clamp and the second clamp surround only a portion of a chuck axis of the power tool. | 11-06-2014 |
20140332245 | Machine Tool - A machine tool includes at least one handle housing having at least one switching unit with at least one ratchet element arranged on the at least one handle housing and at least one bearing unit, which is provided to support the at least one ratchet element at least movably relative to the at least one handle housing. The at least one bearing unit includes at least one lever drive unit, which is provided in order to enable a uniform stroke motion over an entire operating surface of the at least one ratchet element during an actuation of the at least one ratchet element. | 11-13-2014 |
20140338947 | MACHINE TOOL - A machine tool, in particular an angle grinder, includes at least one switching unit that has at least one movably mounted ratchet element and at least one release element for unlocking a movement preventer of the ratchet element. The release element has at least one actuating region that is at least partially arranged laterally alongside an operating area of the ratchet element. | 11-20-2014 |
20150014013 | Electrically Operable Machine Tool - An electrically operable machine tool, in particular an electrically operable angle grinder, includes at least one handle housing, and at least one switching unit. The at least one switching unit has at least one operating element mounted on one side of the at least one handle housing which faces a palm surface of a user's hand when the handle housing is gripped for proper manipulation. | 01-15-2015 |
20150068783 | POLE-ATTACHED POWER TOOL SYSTEMS - Embodiments of a pole-attached power tool system, and related methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a pole-attached power tool system may include a pole having a first end, a second end, and an interior region; a handle disposed proximate to the first end of the pole; an electric motor disposed proximate to the first end of the pole; a power tool disposed proximate to the second end of the pole; and a drive member disposed within the interior region, the drive member mechanically coupled with the electric motor and the power tool to transfer power generated by the electric motor to the power tool. | 03-12-2015 |
20150083452 | HANDLE CONFIGURATION FOR POWER IMPLEMENTS - Handle configurations are disclosed for powered implements having a shaft, allowing the implements to be holdable by both hands of a user. An exemplary implement has an elongated shaft having first and second end portions. A first handhold is adjustably mounted to the shaft and extends outwardly therefrom. A second handhold is adjustably mounted either to the shaft or to an elongated member coupled to the shaft. The elongated member can include a mounting portion and a handle portion providing the second handhold. The mounting portion mounts to the first end portion at a mounting location. The first and second handholds allow operation of the implement by a user with arms in respective neutral arm positions and hands in respective neutral gripping positions. The elongated member allows transmission of a force applied to the second handhold by the user through the elongated member and to the elongated shaft at the mounting location. | 03-26-2015 |
20150290790 | Electric Power Tool Having a Switching Device - An electric power tool has a tool housing and a drive motor configured to drive an insert tool. The drive motor is switched on and off by an electric switch actuated by a switching device. The switching device has at least one switching slide with a first end and a second end. The first end has a receiver configured to receive an operating element. The second end is connected to an actuating element configured to actuate the electric switch. The receiver has a first region that tapers into a second region. The operating element has a connecting web connected to a holding element. The holding element has an extent that is less than or equal to an assigned extent of the first region. The connecting web has an extent that is less than or equal to an assigned extent of the second region. | 10-15-2015 |
20150290791 | ELECTRIC TOOLS - An electric tool may include a drive main body configured to accommodating an electric motor. A handle may extend downwards from a lower portion of the chive main body. A middle finger positioning portion may be disposed at an outer peripheral surface of the drive main body and includes a recessed structure to allow positioning of a middle finger of a hand of a user when the user grasps the drive main body in a body grasping mode, in which the drive main body is held between a thumb and an index finger of the hand from behind. | 10-15-2015 |
20150352706 | Portable Work Tool - A portable work tool includes: a housing; and a motor; and a restraining surface. The housing has an outer surface including a covered region that is covered with a soft layer and an uncovered region that is exposed to an outside. The covered region and the uncovered region define a boundary therebetween. The motor is accommodated in the housing. The restraining surface is disposed in proximity to the boundary and protrudes from the covered region. | 12-10-2015 |
20150367496 | HANDHELD WORK APPARATUS - A work apparatus has a motor for driving a tool, an operator-controlled element for the motor and a blocking device. The blocking device has an actuating element having a blocking position and an unblocking position. The operator-controlled element is blocked for the operation of the drive motor when the actuating element is in its blocking position. When shifted from the blocking position into the unblocking position, the actuating element is moved in a first direction and in a second direction. The first direction is into the housing part and the second direction runs perpendicular hereto. A compulsory guide is configured to, during movement of the actuation element in the second direction from the blocking position in a direction toward the unblocking position, initially move the actuation element in a direction opposite to the first direction before the actuation element can be moved in the first direction. | 12-24-2015 |
20150375388 | Housing Device for a Hand-Held Power Tool - A housing device for a hand-held power tool includes at least one receiving interface configured to receive a battery unit. The at least one receiving interface is further configured to receive a mains power connection unit as an alternative to the battery unit. | 12-31-2015 |
20160141847 | Remote tool device - A remote tool device for remotely operating a tool and may include an isolation pole for insulating the remote tool device from the user, a pair of opposing contacts to make an electrical contact in a first position and a second position and a housing to house the contacts. The remote tool device may include a pivoting device to pivot between the first position and the second position. | 05-19-2016 |