Patent ID: 11919140
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A side handle assembly for a power tool, the side handle assembly comprising:
a handle configured to be gripped by a user;
a rod coaxially coupled to a first end of the handle, the rod rotationally fixed to the handle; and
a clamp coupled to the rod at a second end opposite the first end, the clamp including
a flexible band having a first end and a second end, the flexible band enclosing an area,
a first connection block coupled to the first end of the flexible band, the first connection block having a through bore, and
a second connection block coupled to the second end of the flexible band, the second connection block having a threaded bore;

wherein the rod includes an annular shoulder abutted with the first connection block and a threaded portion received within the threaded bore of the second connection block,
wherein, in response to the handle being rotated in a first direction, the second connection block is moved closer to the first connection block along the threaded portion of the rod, decreasing the area enclosed by the flexible band, and
wherein, in response to the handle being rotated in an opposite, second direction, the second connection block is moved away from the first connection block along the threaded portion of the rod, increasing the area enclosed by the flexible band.