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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2018
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Steven Craig Smith, Irmo, SC (US);
APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US);
Abstract
A power tool () may include an end effector () configured to engage an object to be worked by the tool, a power unit (), a drive assembly () configured to drive the end effector responsive to application of input power thereto, and a motor () configured to supply the input power to the drive assembly selectively based on operation of a power control assembly () that controls coupling of the motor to the power unit. The power control assembly includes a trigger () having a full range of motion () between a rest position and an actuated position. The power control assembly further defines a transition point () between a first region () and a second region () of the full range of motion. The power control assembly includes a first biasing assembly () that opposes movement of the trigger in the first region, and a second biasing assembly () that opposes movement of the trigger at least at the transition point.