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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Kenji Umeda, Anjo, JP;
Satoshi Ninagawa, Anjo, JP;
Inventors:
Kenji Umeda, Anjo, JP;
Satoshi Ninagawa, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
Makita Corporation, Anjo-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25F 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A housing for a power tool includes a plurality of housing segments assembled together to form the housing. A gap is produced between mating surfaces of at least two housing segments positioned adjacent to each other. A capillary action preventing device disposed at the gap and constructed to interrupt a path of flow of a liquid caused by a capillary action from the inside to the outside of the housing along the gap.