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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2001
David C. Campbell, Bel Air, MD (US);
Lynn E. Lentino, Westminster, MD (US);
Gregory S. Snider, Bel Air, MD (US);
Harry R. Hall, White Marsh, MD (US);
Black & Decker, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A switch lockout mechanism for a power tool includes a handle housing for gripping by a power tool operator. The handle housing is generally elongated in a direction corresponding to the gripping axis of a power tool operator. A switch is attached to the housing and is actuatable between an “on” position and an “off” position. A locking member is rotatably or pivotally attached to the housing. The locking member is rotatable about an axis that generally extends in the same direction as the handle housing in an elongated direction. The locking member has a first rotatable position wherein the switch is locked in its “off” position, and a second rotatable position wherein the switch is actuated to its “on” position. An actuating member allows a tool operator to move the locking member between its first and second positions.