Spiral cutting tool with detachable handle
First Claim
1. An improved hand held power tool of the type including a power tool housing enclosing means for rotating a shaft extending from an end of the power tool housing along an axis thereof and means for attaching a bit to the shaft, and wherein the power tool is used to remove material from a workpiece by positioning the axis of the power tool housing perpendicular to a surface of the workpiece and moving the power tool housing in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the housing and parallel to the surface of the workpiece to cause the rotating bit to be moved through the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the bit to remove material from the workpiece, the improvement comprising:
- (a) a handle having first and second handle ends and a gripping surface; and
(b) means for attaching and detaching the handle by hand at each of the first and second handle ends to the power tool housing such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to the axis of the power tool housing.
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Abstract
A detachable handle is provided on hand-held power tools, such as spiral cutting tools, in which cuts are made by positioning the axis of the cutting tool motor housing perpendicular to a workpiece surface, and moving a cutting tool bit through the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the bit to remove material from the workpiece. A gripping surface of the detachable handle is aligned substantially parallel with the axis of the cutting tool housing. The detachable handle allows a cutting tool to be grasped firmly and comfortably with two hands, with one hand grasping the detachable handle and the other hand grasping the housing of the cutting tool to improve cutting accuracy and reduce user fatigue. The cutting tool housing is preferably provided with lugs extending therefrom, whereby the detachable handle may be detachably attached to the cutting tool. Threaded knobs are passed through mounting holes in ends of the detachable handle and threaded into holes in the housing lugs to detachably secure the handle to the lugs. The detachable handle is preferably formed to include one or more storage compartments therein, accessible through apertures in the handle, for storage of additional cutting tool bits, cutting tool accessories, etc. A sliding door on the detachable handle may be provided to allow access to the storage compartments, and to close the compartments to secure items stored therein during operation of the cutting tool.
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23 Claims
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1. An improved hand held power tool of the type including a power tool housing enclosing means for rotating a shaft extending from an end of the power tool housing along an axis thereof and means for attaching a bit to the shaft, and wherein the power tool is used to remove material from a workpiece by positioning the axis of the power tool housing perpendicular to a surface of the workpiece and moving the power tool housing in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the housing and parallel to the surface of the workpiece to cause the rotating bit to be moved through the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the bit to remove material from the workpiece, the improvement comprising:
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(a) a handle having first and second handle ends and a gripping surface; and (b) means for attaching and detaching the handle by hand at each of the first and second handle ends to the power tool housing such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to the axis of the power tool housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8)
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6. An improved hand held power tool of the type including a power tool housing enclosing means for rotating a shaft extending from an end of the power tool housing along an axis thereof and means for attaching a bit to the shaft, and wherein the power tool is used to remove material from a workpiece by positioning the axis of the power tool housing perpendicular to a surface of the workpiece and moving the power tool housing in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the housing and parallel to the surface of the workpiece to cause the rotating bit to be moved through the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the bit to remove material from the workpiece, the improvement comprising:
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(a) a handle having handle ends and a gripping surface and at least one storage compartment accessible through an aperture in the handle wherein the aperture in the handle is covered by a sliding door attached to the handle; and (b) means for detachably attaching the handle at the handle ends to the Power tool housing such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to the axis of the power tool housing. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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9. A spiral cutting tool, comprising:
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(a) a spiral cutting tool housing enclosing means for rotating a shaft extending from an end of the spiral cutting tool housing along an axis thereof and having first and second handle lugs extending therefrom; (b) means for attaching a spiral cutting tool bit to the shaft whereby the spiral cutting tool is used to cut a workpiece by positioning the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing perpendicular to a surface of the workpiece and moving the spiral cutting tool housing in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the housing and parallel to the surface of the workpiece to cause the rotating spiral cutting tool bit to be moved through the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the spiral cutting tool bit to remove material from the workpiece; (c) a handle having first and second handle ends and a gripping surface; and (d) means for attaching and detaching the handle by hand at each of the handle ends to the handle lugs on the spiral cutting tool housing such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 16)
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13. A spiral cutting tool, comprising:
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(a) a spiral cutting tool housing enclosing means for rotating a shaft extending from an end of the spiral cutting tool housing along an axis thereof and having handle lugs extending therefrom; (b) means for attaching a spiral cutting tool bit to the shaft whereby the spiral cutting tool is used to cut a workpiece by positioning the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing perpendicular to a surface of the workpiece and moving the spiral cutting tool housing in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the housing and parallel to the surface of the workpiece to cause the rotating spiral cutting tool bit to be moved through the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the spiral cutting tool bit to remove material from the workpiece; (c) a handle having handle ends and a gripping surface and at least one storage compartment accessible through an aperture in the handle wherein the storage compartment is adapted to receive and snugly hold a wrench having a wrench head, and wherein a width of the handle adjacent to the aperture is smaller than a width of the wrench head so that the head of a wrench held in the storage compartment will extend from a side of the handle to allow a user to grasp the wrench head to remove the wrench from the storage compartment; and (d) means for detachably attaching the handle at the handle ends to the handle lugs on the spiral cutting tool housing such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing.
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14. A spiral cutting tool, comprising:
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(a) a spiral cutting tool housing enclosing means for rotating a shaft extending from an end of the spiral cutting tool housing alone an axis thereof and having handle lugs extending therefrom; (b) means for attaching a spiral cutting tool bit to the shaft whereby the spiral cutting tool is used to cut a workpiece by positioning the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing perpendicular to a surface of the workpiece and moving the spiral cutting tool housing in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the housing and parallel to the surface of the workpiece to cause the rotating spiral cutting tool bit to be moved through the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the spiral cutting tool bit to remove material from the workpiece; (c) a handle having handle ends and a gripping surface and at least one storage compartment accessible through an aperture in the handle wherein the aperture in the handle is covered by a sliding door attached to the handle; and (d) means for detachably attaching the handle at the handle ends to the handle lugs on the spiral cutting tool housing such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to the axis of the spiral cutting tool housing. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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17. A detachable handle for a spiral cutting tool, comprising:
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(a) a gripping surface; (b) first and second handle ends connected to the gripping surface and including mounting structures adapted for attaching and detaching the handle by hand at each of the handle ends to a housing of the spiral cutting tool such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to an axis of the spiral cutting tool housing; and (c) at least one storage compartment within the handle and accessible through an aperture in the handle. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A detachable handle for a spiral cutting tool, comprising:
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(a) a gripping surface; (b) handle ends connected to the gripping surface and including mounting structures adapted for detachably attaching the handle at the handle ends to a housing of the spiral cutting tool such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to an axis of the spiral cutting tool housing; and (c) at least one storage compartment within the handle and accessible through an aperture in the handle wherein the storage compartment is adapted to receive and snugly hold a wrench having a wrench head, and wherein a width of the handle adjacent to the aperture is smaller than a width of the wrench head so that the head of a wrench held in the storage compartment will extend from a side of the handle to allow a user to grasp the wrench head to remove the wrench from the storage compartment.
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21. A detachable handle for a spiral cutting tool, comprising:
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(a) a gripping surface; (b) handle ends connected to the gripping surface and including mounting structures adapted for detachably attaching the handle at the handle ends to a housing of the spiral cutting tool such that the handle gripping surface is substantially parallel to an axis of the spiral cutting tool housing; and (c) at least one storage compartment within the handle and accessible through an aperture in the handle wherein the aperture in the handle is covered by a sliding door attached to the handle. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. The detachable handle of claim 27 wherein the handle is made of glass filled nylon.
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