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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2023
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Levi G. Bowers, Manchester, MD (US);
Daniel F. Nace, Towson, MD (US);
Eric S. Rohrer, Columbia, MD (US);
BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A power tool is provided including a housing, an electric motor disposed within the housing, a first trigger disposed on the housing, and a gear case mounted on an end of the housing. An accessory is provided that is mountable to the gear case and includes a second trigger pivotably secured relative to the gear case. The second trigger switch extends substantially along a surface of the gear case in a depressed position and being actuatable by a palm of an operator of the power tool. The supply of power from the power source to the electric motor is enabled only upon actuation of both the first trigger and the second trigger.