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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1994
Harold J Coleman, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Michael Baker, Chandler, AZ (US);
Ryobi Outdoor Products, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
A trigger retainer assembly for a portable power tool such as a line trimmer has an internal combustion engine and a workpiece driven by the engine. The trigger retainer assembly includes a housing grippable by an operator, a trigger disposed at least partially in the housing, a throttle cable connected between the engine and the trigger for operating the engine, ignition wires forming at least part of an electrical circuit including the engine and a kill switch, and a molded plastic trigger retainer. The trigger retainer is fastened with a single screw to a lower half of the housing and retains the throttle cable, trigger, ignition wires and kill switch in the housing.