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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2000
Knut Christian Schoeps, Tyresö, SE;
Atlas Copco Tools AB, Nacka, SE;
Abstract
A portable power tool having a housing with a pneumatic motor, an output shaft extending in a longitudinal direction of the housing and connected to the motor, and a pistol type handle which a power supply for connecting the motor to a power source and which is fixable relative to the housing in alternate longitudinal positions. The housing is provided with an outer cylindrical surface with a geometric axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the housing, and the handle comprises a tubular portion with an inner cylindrical surface for guiding support of the housing surface. Locking elements are provided for arresting the handle relative to the housing in any desired position, and interacting air communicating passages are provided in the contact surfaces of the housing and the handle for conducting air to and from the motor irrespective of the actual longitudinal position of the handle relative to the housing.