Patent ID: 6321856
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B25B,B25F

Abstract:
A power tool comprising:two housing members pivotally coupling with one another;a power source coupled with one of said housing members;a motor coupled with said power source and the other of said housing members, an output coupled with said motor;a switch coupled with said power source and motor for energizing and de-energizing said motor for rotating said output, said switch positioned on said housing member including said power source;a lock coupled with said housing member including said power source for locking said two housing members in a plurality of positions with respect to one another such that in a first position axes of said housing members are substantially colinear and in a second position, said axes are angled with respect to one another and said housing axes remain in a single plane during movement between said first and second position; andan activation member for actuating said locking member, said actuation member positioned on the same housing member as said switch such that said actuation member and switch oppose one another on said housing member and said housing members being movable by a single hand of the user for pivoting said housing members with respect to one another.