Patent ID: 7496989

Claim:
A power tool handle assembly with a gripping portion comprising: a power tool having a housing and a motor within said housing for actuating an output member of the tool; a gripping portion on the housing adapted to be engaged by the hand of a user of the tool and comprising: at least one flexible member, at least one recess in said housing and at least one securing plate having at least one aperture therein such that at least one said securing plate clamps said at least one flexible member in said housing recess such that a gaseous vibration damping medium is retained between said flexible member and said housing such that when the handle is held by a user's hand in use, at least a portion of said flexible member containing the damping medium protrudes through said at least one aperture, and also during use substantially all of the vibration damping medium is in the portion of the flexible member protruding through said at least one aperture, and said securing plate including a fastening mechanism for securing said securing plate with said housing for covering said recess of the housing and said securing plate providing a surface adjacent said at least one flexible member.