Patent ID: 7138595
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: B25C

Abstract:
1. A hand-held tool comprising: a housing that defines a handle that is arranged along an axis; a trigger for operating the hand-held power tool, the trigger being disposed in the housing and including a contact surface, the contact surface being configured to be contacted by a finger of a user of the hand-held power tool, the trigger being movable between an extended position and a retracted position; first and second sets of guide tracks coupled to one of the housing and the trigger; and first and second sets of guides coupled to the other one of the housing and the trigger; wherein the first and second sets of guide tracks guide the first and second sets of guides, respectively, such that movement of the trigger from the extended position to the retracted position causes the contact surface to move in a substantially constant direction having a first directional component and a second directional component, the first directional component being generally perpendicular to the axis of the handle and the second directional component being generally parallel to the axis of the handle.