Patent ID: 7814665

Claim:
A power tool comprising: a housing; an electric motor provided in the housing; an output shaft adapted to be moved by said electric motor to actuate a working member of the tool; and an actuation mechanism comprising a cable, an electrical contact connected to said cable, and a plurality of switch members connected to said cable; wherein actuation of at least two of said plurality of switch members in use causes said cable to move to close said electrical contact to actuate the power tool; and a handle assembly including a front handle integral with a rear handle, wherein said handle assembly is pivotable relative to said housing, and the plurality of switch members are located on the handle assembly; the electrical contact comprising a connector means connected to said handle assembly and to said housing and adapted to enable actuation of the tool in a plurality of orientations of said handle assembly relative to said housing; wherein said connector means comprises a first actuator member and a second actuator member, said first actuator member mounted to said housing for movement therewith relative to said handle assembly, and said second actuator member mounted to said handle assembly for movement therewith relative to said housing, said first actuator member further adapted to pivot relative to said housing to actuate a switch of said electrical contact, said first actuator member having a cam surface that causes the first actuator member to be pivoted by the second actuator member to pivot said first actuator member relative to said housing.