Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Switch activation inhibitor – Actuator blocking device
Patent
1998-08-14
2000-05-02
Friedhofer, Michael
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Switch activation inhibitor
Actuator blocking device
200 4316, 200321, 200322, H01H 928
Patent
active
060575182
ABSTRACT:
A power tool includes a hollow housing defining a handle with an external wall. A motor is disposed in the housing. A switch is pivotally mounted in the handle about a first axis for actuating the motor. The switch has a first locking abutment. A latch is located adjacent the switch and is pivotally mounted in the handle about a second axis generally parallel to the first axis for movement back and forth between an engaged and a disengaged position. The latch has a second abutment for engaging the first abutment and preventing the switch from being actuated. The latch when pivoted to engage the first and second abutments applies a force vector generally intersecting the second axis.
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Bascom James P.
Buck John E.
Black & Decker Inc.
Friedhofer Michael
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