Patent ID: 9463566
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B25D,B25F,B25G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An elongate auxiliary handle, which is removably attached to a reciprocating power tool in which a tool bit is caused to reciprocate in a predetermined direction, the auxiliary handle comprising: a mounting part that is attached to a power tool body, a movable part that is movable with respect to the mounting part, and a connection part that connects the mounting part and the movable part, wherein: the movable part has a grip part which is held by a user and a base which is disposed between the grip part and the connection part in a longitudinal direction of the auxiliary handle, when the auxiliary handle is attached to the power tool body such that the longitudinal direction of the auxiliary handle crosses the predetermined direction, (i) the movable part is held so as to be movable in the predetermined direction with respect to the mounting part with the connection part as a fulcrum, (ii) the connection part and the grip part are disposed, in the longitudinal direction, on opposite sides of a drive axis of the tool bit extending in the predetermined direction, and (iii) the connection part has smaller bending rigidity in the predetermined direction than the mounting part and the movable part, and the movable part is caused to move with respect to the mounting part by elastic deformation of the connection part.