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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventor:
James B. Stevens, Oak Park, IL (US);
Assignees:
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Broadview, IL (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/28 (2006.01); B25F 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/287 (2013.01); B25F 5/02 (2013.01); H01H 2300/024 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a switch guard that prevents inadvertent pressing by a user of the direction-control switch of a handheld power tool. On each side of the housing of the tool, a pair of protrusions extend from the housing, one just to the front of the switch and one just to the rear. Whether the power tool is being operated right- or left-handed, the protrusions prevent a user's thumb or forefinger from inadvertently pressing the direction-control switch while the tool is in operation.