Handle assembly for tool
US7363685B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T408/96
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A handle assembly for a power tool 1 comprises a housing 2 defining a handle 4 and housing a motor for actuating an output member of the tool, such as a drill bit or jigsaw blade. The handle assembly comprises at least one flexible sheet 8 adapted to be mounted to a surface of the handle of the power tool and having a series of protrusions 10 adapted to be engaged by a hand of a user of the tool. The protrusions 10 retain one or more blister packs (not shown) containing at least one vibration damping gel material between the flexible sheet 8 and the surface of the handle 4.
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