Patent ID: 8752644

Claim:
An electric tool, comprising: a connection region and an activation handle pivotally disposed on said connection region; wherein said activation handle is mounted for pivoting into multiple pivot positions, and said activation handle has at least one activation switch for electrically activating the electric tool; an articulated connection connecting said activation handle and said connection region to one another, said articulated connection having a bearing eye and a handle pivot axle in engagement with said bearing eye, said connection region including an electrical contact element and said electrical contact element being mechanically activatable, with functional effect, by way of at least one activation switch, said connection region including a switch element mounted for displacement by said activation switch, and said contact element being mounted for activation by way of a displacement of said switch element, said at least one activation switch being one of a plurality of activation switches each having an activation button connected with a respective switch hook, and/or having a respective switch hook, and wherein said switch hooks are displaceably or movably mounted in said activation handle, such that when said activation buttons are activated, said switch hooks interact with said switch element.