Patent ID: 11964375
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. The multi-speed power tool of claim 16, wherein the speed selector further includes:
a switch that is accessible from an outside of the housing, and that is movable within an opening formed in the housing; and
at least one shift rail having a first end portion fixed to the switch and a second end portion fixed to the shift member,
wherein the switch includes a base portion having a first side portion coupled to the at least one shift rail, a shutter slidably coupled on a second side portion of the base portion, opposite the first side portion thereof, and grasping portion extending from the base portion through an opening formed in the shutter,
wherein the selector is movable among a second plurality of positions between a first end of the opening in the housing and a second end of the opening in the housing, the second plurality of positions corresponding to the first plurality of positions of the shift member with respect to the transmission.