Patent ID: 8302519

Claim:
A hand-held power tool comprising: an electric motor; a motor housing in which the electric motor is at least partially positioned; a blade drivably coupled to the motor for rotation about a first axis; a blade housing in which the blade is at least partially positioned, the blade and the blade housing being pivotably coupled to the motor housing about a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis, a lever coupled to the blade housing and operable to pivot the blade housing and blade about the second axis; and a switch operable to electrically connect the electric motor with a power source, the switch being separately operable from the lever; wherein the motor housing includes an outer peripheral surface located radially outwardly of the motor, wherein the outer peripheral surface of the motor housing is graspable by a user of the power tool to hold and support the weight of the power tool when in use, and wherein the switch and lever are separately operable by a user of the power tool at the same time using a single hand.