Patent ID: 8716618
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B24B,B25B,B25F,H01H,H02K

Abstract:
1. A trigger assembly for a power tool having a motor disposed within a housing, the trigger assembly comprising: a switch disposed within the housing for activating the motor; an engagement portion disposed within the housing; a trigger extending from the housing and engageable by a user, the trigger having a head portion and at least one link member extending longitudinally along an axis of the housing, and the trigger slideably moveable longitudinally in engagement with the engagement portion along the axis of the housing between a first position and a second position, wherein sliding movement of the trigger from the first position to the second position moves the link member longitudinally along the axis of the housing to actuate the switch, thereby activating the motor when the trigger is in the second position, wherein the head portion is pivotably engageable with the housing when the trigger is in the second position to lock the head portion with respect to the housing and the head portion is not pivotably engageable with the housing when the trigger is in the first position, and wherein the head portion is pivotable along at least one pivot slidable over the engagement portion and having a pivot access perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the housing.