Black Decker Inc.

Clark A Bixler

Jeffrey P Grant

Beverly T Roberts

Daniel Puzio

Daniele C Brotto

Craig Alan Schell

James B Watson

Andrew E Seman, Jr

Joseph Patrick Kelleher

James R Parks

Scott J Eshleman

Beverly T Mathews

A power tool includes a tool housing defining an interior cavity and a trigger mount. The trigger mount is adapted to receive a trigger therein. A spindle housing contains an output spindle assembly having an output spindle rotatably mounted in the spindle housing. One of the tool housing and the spindle housing includes a plurality of longitudinally-extending, spaced-apart tongues and the other of the tool housing and the spindle housing includes a plurality of longitudinally-extending, spaced-apart grooves. The spindle housing may be coupled to the tool housing such that each of the grooves receive an associated one of the tongues.

Power tool with tool housing and output spindle housing

A power tool includes a housing, a motor, an output member driven by the motor, and a reaming attachment coupled to the output member. The reaming attachment has a front end portion selectively driven in rotation by the output member to drive a fastener into a workpiece, and a reaming portion selectively driven in rotation by the output member to remove material from an end surface of a conduit. A rotational motion sensor in the housing is operable to detect rotational motion of the housing about an axis. A controller receives a signal indicative of rotational motion from the sensor, determines a direction of the rotational motion of the housing, and drives the motor in a direction corresponding to the direction of rotational motion of the housing.

Power tool having rotary input control

A power tool that includes a housing and a transmission assembly. The housing has a pair of mating housing shells that cooperate to define a handle and a pair of first mounts. Each of the first mounts includes a pair of circumferentially spaced-apart ribs. At least one of the circumferentially-spaced apart ribs is contoured to define a notch. The transmission assembly has a transmission sleeve into which a multi-speed reduction gearset is received. The transmission sleeve has a pair of second mounts. Each of the second mounts includes a boss that is configured to be received in an associated one of the notches between a corresponding pair of the circumferentially-spaced apart ribs to thereby inhibit axial and rotational movement of the transmission sleeve relative to the housing.

Power tool with transmission cassette received in clam shell housing

A power tool with a handle housing, a motor, an output member and a cassette. The handle housing that defines a handle. The motor is received in the handle housing. The cassette is received in the handle housing and includes a transmission housing, a multi-stage transmission received in the transmission housing, and a rear thrust washer. The transmission housing has a first end with first and second circumferentially extending channels formed therein. The rear thrust washer has a body and first and second lock members that extend radially from the body. Each of the first and second lock members is received in an associated one of the first and second circumferentially extending channels.

Housing and gearbox for drill or driver

A power tool including a motor, an output member and a transmission disposed between the motor and the output member. The transmission includes a ring gear with opposite axial end faces. The power tool also includes a clutch for limiting an output of the transmission. The clutch includes an annular clutch face disposed about the ring gear. At least a portion of a side of the ring gear is configured such that an included angle between the annular clutch face and the at least a portion of the side of the ring gear is about ninety five degrees to about one hundred fifty degrees.

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York, PA, United States of America

Clark A Bixler