Patent ID: 8695725
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: B25F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A power tool handle selectively connectable to a power tool head, the power tool handle comprising: a handle including a grip portion, the grip portion defining a longitudinal axis; a motor housed within the handle and including a drive shaft driven by the motor, the drive shaft mounted for rotation within the handle and defining an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle; a trigger disposed proximate the grip portion of the handle for actuating the motor; and a button disposed on the power tool handle and movable in a direction defining an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, the button movable to a first position by the tool head when the tool head is coupled to the handle wherein in the first position the trigger can actuate the motor, and the button movable to a second position when the tool head is removed from the handle wherein the trigger is inhibited from actuating the motor.