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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Brian E. Friedman, Baltimore, MD (US);
Joseph Patrick Kelleher, Parkville, MD (US);
David Irwin, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Richard Dizon, Baltimore, MD (US);
Heather Schafer, Street, MD (US);
Michael Sikora, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abraham Lozier, Kingsville, MD (US);
BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A power tool includes a housing containing a motor, an output member configured to be driven by the motor to perform an operation on a workpiece, and a handle having a first end portion coupled to the housing and a second end portion. A base is coupled to the second end portion of the handle. A light emitting assembly is pivotably coupled to the base. The light emitting assembly is configured to be operable in a first mode to illuminate a workpiece and a second mode to indicate a condition of the power tool responsive to the power tool signaling the condition to the light emitting assembly.