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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1978
Filed:
May. 09, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
James Ensign Edgell, Senatobia, MS (US);
Charles Franklin Sherrill, Danville, VA (US);
Assignee:
Disston, Inc., Danville, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H / ; H01H / ; H01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
200157 ;
Abstract
A hand-operated, double-action trigger switch is mounted in the handle area of a portable electric tool and comprises a thumb-actuated safety button protruding from the upper portion of the handle and a finger depressable trigger on the lower portion of the handle. The safety button must be pushed by the operator's thumb before the trigger can be depressed. Upon release of the pressure on the trigger, the safety button returns to its original position and effectively places the device in an inoperable or locked position.