Patent ID: 6368133
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A power tool comprising:a housing defining a housing thread; an electric motor supported by said housing and operable to drive a tool member; an electric circuit connected to said motor and operable to connect said motor to a power source; a power cord connectable with said housing and said circuit, said cord being connectable to the power source and to said circuit to connect said circuit to the power source, said cord defining a cord thread complementary to and engageable with said housing tread; and a locking assembly including a first locking member supported by one of said housing and said cord, said first locking member including a locking projection having a projection sidewall and an actuator portion engageable by an operator to move said locking projection; and a second locking member supported by one of said housing and said cord, said second locking member being a locking recess defining a recess axis and having a recess sidewall extending substantially parallel to said recess axis, said first locking member being movable between a locking position, in which said locking projection engages said locking recess, said projection sidewall being complementary to and engageable with said recess sidewall in the locking position, and an unlocked position, in which said first locking member is disengaged from said second locking member, the operator engaging the actuator portion to at least move the first locking member to the unlocked position; wherein, to connect said cord, said cord is connected to said circuit, said cord is engaged with said housing so that said cord thread and said housing thread are engaged, and said first locking member is moved to the locking position to prevent said cord thread and said housing thread from being disengaged.