Patent ID: 8690497

Claim:
A hand-held power tool comprising: a housing having mounting surface that defines an entire side of the housing; a pair of flanges protruding from the mounting surface, each flange extending substantially along a periphery of one of two opposing sides of the mounting surface, each flange having at least one through opening and a plurality of recesses formed therein; a motor disposed in the housing; and a handle assembly having a mounting portion engaged along an entirety of a periphery of the mounting surface when attached to the housing, the handle assembly formed of two handle members, each handle member includes a gripping portion that extends away from an upper section of the mounting portion and a guard portion that extends away from a lower section of the mounting portion, the guard portion being substantially parallel with the gripping portion to form an opening therebetween, each handle member further includes a plurality of ribs and at least one boss projecting inward, such that the plurality of ribs engage with the plurality of recesses and the boss extends into the through opening of an adjacent flange to interlock the handle member to the housing.