Black Decker Inc.

James C Tirone

David A Miller

Robert B Schoch

Michael J Walstrum

John Burnie

Christopher J Murray

Oleksiy P Sergyeyenko

Joseph B Cooper

Kelly E Dyer

Jason F Busschaert

Weston J Van Wambeke

Rodney D Milbourne

Thomas W Murray

Wujia He

Windy Shi

Donald W Vetter

David C Gellner

Taylor A Langhals

Don W Vetter

An in-line blower having a housing with a substantially straight airflow path. A motor and fan are positioned within the airflow path, below the handle of the blower. A battery powers the motor, and is located below the housing so that the handle, motor and fan, and the battery are vertically aligned so the weight of the blower is aligned with the handle, and reduces moment forces acting thereon.

Axial-fan blower

A sander is provided and includes a housing, a power supply, a motor, a switch, and a switch actuation mechanism. The housing extends from a proximal end to a distal end and includes a first convex upper surface having a surface area A. The power supply is coupled to the distal end of the housing. The motor is disposed within the housing and is powered by the power supply to drive an output member. The switch is in electrical communication with the power supply and is operable to selectively power the motor. The switch actuation mechanism is pivotably coupled to the proximal end of the housing and operable to actuate the switch. The switch actuation mechanism includes a second convex upper surface having a surface area A

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Baltimore, MD, United States of America

James C Tirone