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Trigger assembly for angle grinder

  • US 8,087,976 B2
  • Filed: 02/20/2008
  • Issued: 01/03/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A trigger assembly for a power tool having a motor disposed within a housing, the trigger assembly comprising:

  • a switch disposed within the housing for activating the motor;

    a trigger extending from the housing and engageable by a user, the trigger having a first arm and a second arm and pivotably moveable between a first position and a second position;

    a locking member engageable with the second arm of the trigger,wherein when the trigger is in the first position the second arm is not engaged with the switch and the locking member is not engageable with the second arm and when the trigger is in the second position the second arm is engaged with the switch to activate the motor and the locking member is engageable with the second arm.

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