Patent ID: 9508497
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: B25D,H01H

Claim Text:
1. An electric switch for an electric power tool, comprising: a first switching device configured to be reversibly adjusted by adjusting a first mechanical signal mechanism from a first switching mode into a second switching mode; and a second switching device configured to be reversibly adjusted by adjusting a second signal mechanism from a third switching mode, in which the electric switch functions as a push button, into a fourth switching mode, in which the electric switch functions as a rocker switch, the second switching device including a second adjusting mechanism that cooperates with the second signal mechanism, wherein the second signal mechanism is one of an electrical signal device and a mechanical signal device, wherein the first switching mode is a switched-on mode in which the electric switch closes a current circuit, wherein the second switching mode is a switched-off mode in which the current circuit is open, wherein the third switching mode is an initial mode in which the first signal mechanism cannot be locked, and wherein the fourth switching mode is a locked mode of the electric switch in which the first signal mechanism is (i) configured to be locked by the second adjusting mechanism if the first signal mechanism is in the switched-off mode and (ii) locked by the second adjusting mechanism if the first signal mechanism is in the switched-on mode.