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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Siu Yan Lau, Hong Kong, CN;
Jason P. Whitmire, Piedmont, SC (US);
Jason Brandenburg, Anderson, SC (US);
Thomas Parel, Anderson, SC (US);
Taku Ohi, Greer, SC (US);
Siu Yan Lau, Hong Kong, CN;
Jason P. Whitmire, Piedmont, SC (US);
Jason Brandenburg, Anderson, SC (US);
Thomas Parel, Anderson, SC (US);
Taku Ohi, Greer, SC (US);
Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited, Tortola, VG;
Abstract
A power tool handle is selectively connectable to a power tool head. The power tool handle includes a grip portion defining a longitudinal axis, and a motor housed within the handle and including a drive shaft driven by the motor, the drive shaft mounted for rotation within the handle and defining an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle. The power tool handle also includes a trigger disposed proximate the grip portion for actuating the motor, and a button movable in a direction defining an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis to a first position when the tool head is coupled to the handle and to a second position when the tool head is removed from the handle. In the first position, the trigger can actuate the motor, and in the second position, the trigger is inhibited from actuating the motor.