Patent ID: 8061043

Claim:
A power tool comprising: a motor operable to drive a tool element; a housing including a housing portion having a circumference; a handle supported for movement relative to at least a portion of the housing, the handle including a grip portion graspable by an operator to provide for movement of the tool element relative to a work piece, and a support portion in which the housing portion is movably supportable, the support portion being integrally formed as a single piece with the grip portion and extending substantially about the circumference of the housing portion, the support portion including a first end, a second end in facing relationship with the first end, and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end, wherein the first and second ends define a split in the handle, and wherein the intermediate portion is flexible to allow the split to increase and decrease in size; an actuating member supported by the handle on the same side as the split as the first end of the support portion; and a connecting member spanning the split in the support portion and interconnecting the second end of the support portion and the actuating member, the actuating member being movable between a locked position, in which the support portion applies a frictional force to the housing portion to hold the handle in a position relative to the housing, and an unlocked position, in which the frictional force applied by the support portion to the housing portion is reduced to allow movement of the handle to another position relative to the housing.