Patent ID: 11931879
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A power tool comprising:
a housing;
an electric motor disposed within the housing;
a main trigger switch mounted on the housing;
a side handle mounted on the housing, the side handle having an auxiliary trigger; and
a controller disposed within the housing operable to control a flow of electric current from a power source to the electric motor, wherein the controller is configured to activate the motor only if the main trigger and the auxiliary trigger are both actuated, and if the auxiliary trigger is released while the main trigger is still engaged, to continue operating the motor if the auxiliary trigger is reengaged within a time threshold, but otherwise discontinue operating the motor until both the main trigger and the auxiliary triggers are released and reengaged.