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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Kevin Wasielewski, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Kevin Wasielewski, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A power tool includes a linear activation switch incorporating features to prevent accidental activation. More particularly, the switch includes a switch cap that must be first rotated or pivoted before it can be linearly translated to activate the switch. The power tool includes a housing defining a guide track having a first section and an second section, offset from each other by a third section. The switch includes a switch cap having guide ribs, a first slidably disposed within the first section and a second rib one initially situated within the third section. The switch cap is pivotable about the first guide rib so that the second guide rib moves within the third section into alignment with the second section of the guide track. The switch cap can then be moved linearly with the second guide rib sliding within the second section, with this movement activating the switch.