Patent ID: 7703547

Claim:
An impact tool comprising: a housing having front and rear ends; a handle having upper and lower ends and defining front and rear surfaces between the upper and lower ends, the handle being attached at the upper end thereof to the rear end of the housing such that the handle extends downwardly from the rear end of the housing; a trigger positioned forwardly of the front surface of the handle below the housing; and an anti-vibration assembly comprising: a cushion pad formed of a shape-conformable cushion material which is conformably positioned adjacent the rear surface of the handle, and an elastomeric sheath enveloping the cushion pad and the handle, wherein the sheath includes, a tubular lower handle region which envelopes the impact tool handle between the upper and lower ends thereof, and an upper hood region joined to the lower handle region which covers a rear end of the impact tool housing, wherein the hood region includes a forward facing opening sized and configured so as to accent therein the rear end of the impact tool housing, the opening of the upper hood region being slanted from a position at the front surface of the handle generally rearwardly toward the rear end of the housing to thereby provide a stirrup support for the sheath to thereby positionally maintain the cushion Dad relative to the rear surface of the handle.