Patent ID: 6308378
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B23D,B25F,B27B,H01H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An arrangement of frictional gripping zones on a power tool having a main body portion and a handle portion depending from the main body portion, the handle portion including a first side region, a second side region opposite the first side region, a rear region connecting the first and second side regions along a rear of the handle portion, and a front region connecting the first and second side regions along a front of the handle portion, the arrangement comprising:(a) a plurality of alternating first and second gripping zones extending longitudinally along each of the first and second side regions of the handle portion;(i) the first gripping zones being made from a first material; and(ii) the second gripping zones being made from a second material having a hardness greater than the first material;(b) a third gripping zone made from the second material and extending longitudinally along substantially the entire front and rear regions; and(c) the first and second gripping zones being sized and configured to correspond to the contour of the handle portion to provide the user with an efficient frictional gripping when operating the power tool.