Patent ID: 6155916
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: B25F

Abstract:
A right-angle grinder comprising:an elongated housing having a longitudinal axis and comprising a drive train housing at a tool end thereof;a drive received in said housing;a drive spindle arranged within said drive train housing at an angle with respect to said longitudinal axis for driving a disk-shaped tool about a rotation axis;a support having a first end and a second end, said first end being attached to said housing and said second end protruding laterally from said housing;a first handle comprising an attachment end and a free end;a first receptacle provided on said second end of said support for receiving said attachment end of said first handle in a first position such that said free end of said first handle projects in the direction of the housing, said first receptacle being arranged such that the first handle is arranged for roughing when in the first position;a second receptacle provided on said second end of said support for receiving said attachment end of said first handle in a second position, said second receptacle being angled with respect to said first receptacle such that the first handle is arranged for cutting when in the second position; anda second handle formed on said housing on an end thereof facing away from the drive spindlewherein the right-angle grinder has a center-of-gravity defined by the distribution of its mass with respect to its longitudinal axis;the first and second receptacles being arranged such that the first handle point towards the longitudinal axis of the housing when in the first position and such that the first handle extends above the disk-shaped tool and closely above the center-of-gravity, when in the second position.