Trigger configuration for a power tool
First Claim
1. A hand-held tool comprising:
- a housing that defines a handle that is arranged along an axis;
a trigger for operating the hand-held power tool, the trigger being disposed in the housing and including a contact surface, the contact surface being configured to be contacted by a finger of a user of the hand-held power tool, the trigger being movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
first and second sets of guide tracks coupled to one of the housing and the trigger; and
first and second sets of guides coupled to the other one of the housing and the trigger;
wherein the first and second sets of guide tracks guide the first and second sets of guides, respectively, such that movement of the trigger from the extended position to the retracted position causes the contact surface to move in a substantially constant direction having a first directional component and a second directional component, the first directional component being generally perpendicular to the axis of the handle and the second directional component being generally parallel to the axis of the handle.
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Abstract
A hand-held power tool with a housing with a handle arranged along an axis, a trigger disposed in the housing and configured to operate the hand-held power tool, first and second sets of guide tracks coupled to one of the housing and the trigger and first and second sets of guides coupled to the other. The trigger, which includes a contact surface that is configured to be contacted by a finger of a user of the hand-held power tool, is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The first and second sets of guide tracks guide the first and second sets of guides, respectively, such that movement of the trigger from the extended position to the retracted position causes the contact surface to move in a substantially constant direction having a first directional component and a second directional component, the first directional component being generally perpendicular to the axis of the handle and the second directional component being generally parallel to the axis of the handle.
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21 Claims
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1. A hand-held tool comprising:
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a housing that defines a handle that is arranged along an axis; a trigger for operating the hand-held power tool, the trigger being disposed in the housing and including a contact surface, the contact surface being configured to be contacted by a finger of a user of the hand-held power tool, the trigger being movable between an extended position and a retracted position; first and second sets of guide tracks coupled to one of the housing and the trigger; and first and second sets of guides coupled to the other one of the housing and the trigger; wherein the first and second sets of guide tracks guide the first and second sets of guides, respectively, such that movement of the trigger from the extended position to the retracted position causes the contact surface to move in a substantially constant direction having a first directional component and a second directional component, the first directional component being generally perpendicular to the axis of the handle and the second directional component being generally parallel to the axis of the handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hand-held power tool comprising:
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a housing defining a handle and first and second sets of guide tracks; a motor; a trigger switch coupled to the motor and housed in the housing; and a trigger disposed in the housing, the trigger including a contact surface, a first set of guides and a second set of guides, the contact surface being configured to be contacted by a finger of a user of the power tool, the trigger being movable between an extended position and a retracted position; wherein the first and second sets of guide tracks guide the first and second sets of guides, respectively, such that movement of the trigger from the extended position to the retracted position causes the contact surface to move in a substantially constant direction having a first directional component and a second directional component, the first directional component being generally perpendicular to the axis of the handle and the second directional component being generally parallel to the axis of the handle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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Specification