Patent ID: 8061043
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: B27B

Abstract:
1. A power tool comprising: a motor operable to drive a tool element; a housing including a housing portion having a circumference; a handle supported for movement relative to at least a portion of the housing, the handle including an actuating member supported by the handle on the same side as the split as the first end of the support portion; and a connecting member spanning the split in the support portion and interconnecting the second end of the support portion and the actuating member, the actuating member being movable between a locked position, in which the support portion applies a frictional force to the housing portion to hold the handle in a position relative to the housing, and an unlocked position, in which the frictional force applied by the support portion to the housing portion is reduced to allow movement of the handle to another position relative to the housing.