Patent ID: 6886643
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: B24B,B25F,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rotary power hand tool comprising: an elongated generally cylindrical plastic housing having at least two mating plastic sections that fit together to form a unitary structure, said housing having at least a main portion, a front end portion, and a front opening in said housing; a motor mounted at least partially within said main housing portion and having an elongated generally cylindrical motor output shaft extending from said main portion at least to said front end portion, said motor output shaft having at least one hole in the side surface thereof; a locking member located in said front end portion and having an elongated pin portion slideable in a channel defined by at least one channel wall formed in said plastic front end portion, for engaging the output shaft hole to lock said motor shaft from rotation; a front end metal portion having at least two mating sections configured to fit over said plastic front end portion, said metal portion having a pair of spaced apart structural ribs oriented generally transverse to the output shaft and extending inwardly toward the output shaft, said ribs terminating on opposite sides of said channel wall.