Patent ID: 7065884

Claim:
A foot assembly for a power hand tool of the type that has a housing with a greater lengthwise dimension than its width, the foot assembly comprising: a platform with a bottom planar surface around a substantial part of its outer periphery and a curved arch portion, said arch portion having at least one opening for use in attaching said platform to the housing; a swivel lock at least partially within said arch portion, said swivel lock having a pair of sidewalls, at least one opening and being moveable in a longitudinal direction relative to the housing; a mount passing through said arch portion opening and said swivel lock opening and connected to the tool housing; and, a lever pivotally held on said mount, said lever having a cam defined between two lever sidewalls, said cam lever sidewalls configured to be pivotally held within said swivel lock pair of sidewalls, said lever configured to lock said platform and said swivel lock in place when said lever is pivoted in a direction towards said platform to cause said cam to engage said swivel lock to thereby sandwich said swivel lock and said arch portion in place between the tool housing and said lever cam.