Battery-powered tool
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1. A battery power tool comprising:
- a motor having a positive terminal and a negative terminal rigidly extending from one end and a rotatable shaft at the other end;
a first battery set having first and second terminals;
a second battery set having first and second terminals;
said first and second battery terminals being substantially axially aligned with said rigid motor electrical terminals; and
an actuator switch abutting the motor and having arcuate connectors on one side continuously rotatably connected to said rigid motor electrical terminals, said arcuate connectors having a plurality of actuator contacts extending from the other side for selectively contacting said battery terminals to cause said motor to rotate at variable speeds.
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Abstract
A battery-powered tool (10) generally comprises a motor (24) having a positive terminal (64) and a negative terminal (66) extending therefrom for continuous engagement to a rotatable actuator (26). Actuator (26) has a plurality of conductive arms (28) extending therefrom for contact with a battery assembly (20) such that the actuator (26) can be selectively rotated to engage the motor (24) in both high speed and low speed operations.
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1. A battery power tool comprising:
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a motor having a positive terminal and a negative terminal rigidly extending from one end and a rotatable shaft at the other end; a first battery set having first and second terminals; a second battery set having first and second terminals; said first and second battery terminals being substantially axially aligned with said rigid motor electrical terminals; and an actuator switch abutting the motor and having arcuate connectors on one side continuously rotatably connected to said rigid motor electrical terminals, said arcuate connectors having a plurality of actuator contacts extending from the other side for selectively contacting said battery terminals to cause said motor to rotate at variable speeds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical system for a battery-powered, hand-held motor tool, which comprises:
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a motor having first and second rigid electrical terminals projecting from said motor; a first battery set having first and second terminals; a second battery set having first and second terminals; said first and second battery terminals being substantially axially aligned with said rigid motor electrical terminals; and an actuator rotatably mounted between said motor and said axially aligned first and second battery sets, said actuator having arcuate contacts for continuous electrical connection with said rigid motor terminal projections, said actuator having arms for selective connection with the terminals of said first and second battery sets for operating said motor at variable speeds. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A hand-held motor tool for rotating a bit, which comprises:
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a substantially cylindrical-shaped housing; a direct-current motor mounted in said housing, said motor having a shaft at one end, said motor having first and second electrical terminals at the other end; a substantially cylindrical-shaped collet connected to said shaft, said collet being selectively engageable with the bit; a battery assembly detachably and slidably engageable in said housing, said battery assembly having four battery contacts at its first end; and a substantially disc-shaped actuator switch rotatably held in said housing abutting said motor and coaxially aligned with and between said motor and said first end of said battery assembly, said actuator having a pair of motor contact arms continuously electrically coupled to said motor electrical terminals and having a plurality of battery contact arms, said battery contact arms being selectively connected with said battery contacts to operate the motor at high speed when said actuator switch is rotated to a first position, and being selectively connected with said battery contacts so as to operate said motor at low speed when said actuator switch is rotated to a second position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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