Patent ID: 7681661

Claim:
A power tool, comprising: a motor as a driving force; and a housing holding the motor: a tool bit holder provided on the front end of the housing; a handle section extending below from the housing; a battery being attached to one end of the handle section, said battery having a front surface facing toward the tool bit holder and extending substantially perpendicular to the tool bit holder, and a side surface disposed on the side of the front surface and extending substantially parallel to the tool bit holder; an operation section provided on the side surface of the battery to attach and detach the battery to and from the handle section; a hook portion comprising a holding portion formed by the housing and having a through hole, and an engagement member, an end of said engagement member being inserted in the through hole, wherein the engagement member and the through hole include angle adjustment members to fix the engagement member at a first position adjacent to a skirt portion of the housing which houses a part of the battery, and the engagement member is provided at a periphery of the operation section, so that the engagement member does not obstruct an operation of the operation section of the battery, wherein said hook portion is formed above a backside of said battery and said operation section is formed on a side of said battery that faces a direction that is substantially perpendicular to said backside, wherein the power tool further comprises a strap portion, said strap portion being disposed below the holding portion, and wherein a center axis of the strap portion is positioned below a center axis of the through hole.