Patent ID: 8714280

Claim:
A power tool comprising: a body defining a longitudinal axis and including a first body boss that defines a first open-ended passage arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a first end portion of the first passage defining a first pocket, a second end portion of the first passage defining a second pocket; a motor supported by the body, the motor including an output shaft configured to retain a cutting tool; a housing surrounding at least a portion of said body and said motor and including a handle portion defining a grip, the housing being split into a first housing shell portion and a second housing shell portion along the longitudinal axis, the first housing portion and the second housing portion being attached to each other and defining an interior space in which at least the portion of the body and the motor are received, the first housing portion and the second housing portion including a first portion and a second portion, respectively, of a first housing boss that extends through the first passage defined in the first body boss, the first portion extending into the first pocket and the second portion extending into the second pocket, the first portion and the second portion of the first housing boss defining a first fastener passage arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; a first isolator positioned at least partially in the first pocket surrounding the first portion of the first housing boss, the first isolator being interposed between said first body boss and said first housing boss and in contact with said body and said housing; a second isolator positioned at least partially in the second pocket surrounding the second portion of the first housing boss, the second isolator being interposed between said first body boss and said first housing boss and in contact with said body and said housing; and a first fastener that extends through the first fastener passage and that fastens the first housing portion and the second housing portion together, wherein the first pocket and the second pocket of said body are each generally cylindrical, wherein said first body boss defines a rim extending inwardly into the first passage between the first pocket and the second pocket, and wherein the rim is interposed between and separates said first isolator from said second isolator.