Patent ID: 7779500
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: B23D,B25F

Abstract:
1. For use with a handheld power tool providing a repetitive reciprocating movement of a standardized point of connection, with such standardized point of connection being adapted to receive and retain one of a plurality of attachment tools, an adapter assembly for expanding the utility of such a reciprocating handheld power tool to include a variety of tasks, including scraping, polishing, and sanding, said adapter assembly comprising: a main housing having a heel end and a toe end being disposed at opposing ends of said main housing and having a first truss web disposed adjacent to said toe end and a second truss web disposed adjacent to said heel end; a blade portion, having a portion molded inside said main housing and a portion extending from said main housing operably configured to directly engage and provide a single point of connection to said standardized point of connection; and a flange molding directly attached to said main housing and operably configured to directly engage one of a plurality of attachment tools, wherein said heel end is closer to said blade portion than said toe end, said first truss web and said second truss web being disposed between and attached to said main housing and said flange molding, wherein said first truss web and said second truss web support said flange molding from stress forces during operation of said adapter assembly.