Patent ID: 7789168
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: B25D

Abstract:
1. A handle assembly for a power tool, the handle assembly comprising: attachment means for attaching the handle assembly to a housing of a power tool; handle means adapted to be held by a user of the power tool, wherein the handle means is mounted to said attachment means and is capable of limited movement relative to the housing of the power tool; and vibration damping means acting between said housing and said handle means; and wherein the vibration damping means comprises elastomeric material; and wherein the attachment means is mounted in use to the housing via at least one bolt on one of the attachment means and the housing passing through a respective aperture in the other of said attachment means and the housing, said bolt defining a first axis, wherein at least some of the elastomeric material is arranged in use between at least one said bolt and a corresponding said aperture; and wherein the handle means comprises a pair of handles, each said handle being mounted to said attachment means via a respective pair of apertures defining respective second and third axes that are non-parallel with respect to the first axis, wherein at least some of the elastomeric material is also arranged in use between said handle means and said pair of apertures.