Tool driving or impacting – Automatic control of power operated means – Drive means responsive to torque or speed condition
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Smith, Scott A. (Department: 3721)
Tool driving or impacting
Automatic control of power operated means
Drive means responsive to torque or speed condition
C173S176000, C173S177000, C173S218000, C173S169000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07040414
ABSTRACT:
A pneumatic tool includes a housing, a driving mechanism, a rear cap, a direction controller, a speed controller, and an operating member. The housing is formed with a component chamber and an intake passageway. The driving mechanism includes an output shaft rotatable about a rotary axis. The rear cap defines a cap chamber in spatial communication with the component chamber, and has a connecting passageway that intercommunicates the cap chamber and the intake passageway. The direction controller and the speed controller are mounted in the cap chamber for rotation about the rotary axis. The operating member is coupled to the direction controller, is accessible externally of the rear cap and the housing, and is operable to drive rotation of the direction controller about the rotary axis, thereby controlling direction of rotation of the output shaft. The speed controller is operable to vary torque and speed of the output shaft.
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Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Nash Brian
Smith Scott A.
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