Patent ID: 11969871
Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A portable power tool comprising:
a drive mechanism that is configured to drive a tool accessory in an orbital and/or rotational motion;
a housing that houses the drive mechanism; and
a grip that includes (i) a grip portion configured to be gripped by a user of the portable power tool, (ii) a rod (a) projecting from the grip portion and (b) having a longitudinal center axis in a front-rear direction, and (iii) an engaging portion (a) integral with the rod such that the rod and the engaging portion move as a single unit and (b) projecting from the rod in a direction crossing the longitudinal center axis, wherein:
the grip is connected to the housing such that the grip is rotatable around the longitudinal center axis between a first angle and a second angle relative to the housing;
the housing includes (i) a first internal surface that defines a first internal space in the housing and (ii) a second internal surface that defines a second internal space in the housing;
the second internal space is (i) rearward of the first internal space and (ii) in direct communication with the first internal space; and
the grip and the housing are configured such that (i) the engaging portion is movable in the front-rear direction in the first internal space and the second internal space, (ii) the grip is held at the first angle or the second angle and cannot be rotated relative to the housing when the engaging portion is in the first internal space, and (iii) the grip is freely rotatable relative to the housing when the engaging portion is in the second internal space.