Rotary power hand tool having a flexible handle and attachment system
US6835032B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/306608
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to a detachable flexible handle for a power hand tool and an attachment system associated with the handle and the tool for releasably attaching either a rigid or the flexible handle to the power hand tool. The system has housing attachment recesses on the tool that receive attachment clips located at opposite end portions of the flexible handle or structure of a rigid handle.
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