Patent ID: 6070676
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: B24B,B25F

Abstract:
An operating handle system for a hand-held power tool comprising:an operating handle including a first course for gripping said operating handle in a first orientation and a second course for gripping said operating handle in a second orientation, said operating handle being generally U-shaped and including a third course projecting from said second course at a location distant from said first course and being generally parallel to said first course;a trigger movably attached to said operating handle for movement between an operative position for energizing a motor for driving an operating element and an inoperative position at which the motor is de-energized, said trigger being elongated and including a first portion associated with said first course and spaced therefrom when said trigger is in the inoperative position and contiguous therewith when said trigger is in the operative position and including a second portion associated with said second course and spaced therefrom when said trigger is in the inoperative position and contiguous therewith when said trigger is in the operative position; andmeans pivotally attaching said trigger to said operating handle such that when said trigger is in the inoperative position, said first portion and said first course are angularly disposed and said second portion and said second course are angularly disposed, and such that when said trigger is in the operative position, said first portion and said first course are contiguous with one another, and said second portion and said second course are contiguous with one another, said trigger extending to a terminal end distant from said pivotally attaching means, said third course having a cavity formed therein for freely receiving said terminal end therein.