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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5815934 | Planar chip ejection cassette A handheld powered planer is provided with a receiving chamber (25) with a chips redirecting surface (51) next to the drum compartment (18) for the cutter drum (15). The receiving chamber (25) is connected via an inlet opening (28) to the drum compartment... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5805068 | Cordless device with battery imbalance indicator A cordless device 11 comprises a load 13 and a multiple pack power supply 15 connected to load 13. A voltage detection circuit 23, 63, 64, 75, 76 is connected to supply 15 and detects when one of the batteries 17, 19 is charged and the other is discharged... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5787769 | Tool mounting means and implement therefor A saw (10) comprises a housing, a drive spindle (20) rotatably mounted in the housing and a circular saw blade (not shown) adapted to be releasably mounted on one end of the spindle. The blade fits over the threaded end (25) of the spindle and a nut (26) ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5727322 | Adjustable shoe for a jig saw A jig saw 30 includes a housing 32 and a keyless shoe 54 which can be adjusted relative to the housing to selectively position a cutting blade 48 for effecting a cut perpendicular to the plane of a workpiece 66, or a cut which is bevelled with respect to ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5724742 | Reciprocating saw blade clamp A reciprocating saw 10 includes a motor 17, a gear train 19, a drive shaft 15 and a blade clamp 13 for clamping a blade 11 in the saw. Clamp 13 includes sleeve 23 with first and second axially spaced and generally opposed projections 37, 39 for clamping a... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5704433 | Power tool and mechanism A power tool has an application mechanism (300) for connection to the output of an epicyclic gearbox provided with a torque control ring. The mechanism has a body (310) journalling a chuck spindle (302). Outside the body is a clutch control arrangement co... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5628374 | Hammer drill with inclined clutch plate A hammer drill may be set for operation in a hammer mode or a drill mode through a mode selector 41. In the drill mode, output shaft 25 is locked in a forwardly biased position and is rotatably driven through spur gears 29, 31. In the hammer drill mode, o... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5609444 | Drilling device with an extension arm An extension arm 23 for a multiple hole drilling device 1, the drilling device 1 comprising a frame 17 having a first surface 19 for abutting a workpiece and drive means 3,9,11 for plunging a row of rotating drill bits 7,13 through the first surface 19 in... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5590988 | Plunge type router A plunge-type router comprising a motor housing having a driving motor provided therein, a base having a workpiece-engaging flange member and a support plate axially movable with respect to the flange member along substantially perpendicular guide means, ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5584620 | Router A router with a cutter head containing the drive motor so that the cutter head is held in a displaceable manner at guide columns which are secured at a base plate which is provided with a central opening for the passage of a cutter inserted in the tool ho... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5570776 | Switch arrangement, particularly for a router A switch arrangement, particularly for a router, is provided with a switch and a pivotable trigger element in a handle arrangement, which can be pivoted against spring force from a release position into a switch operating position and on which is held in ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5563482 | Power tools A drill/driver (eg. an electric drill) with a screwdriver attachment, and a method of controlling the drill/driver, are described. A control circuit (30) controls the speed of rotation of the motor (38, 39) through a time delay circuit (42) and a triac (4... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5518440 | Power tool flange lock A flange lock 10 for retaining a disc or blade on a spindle of a power tool and for facilitating removal therefrom, comprising a support member 22 for threadedly engaging a spindle of a power tool, a plurality of cam devices 30 mounted through the support... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5505271 | Power tools and hammer mechanisms therefor A hammer mechanism (200,200') for a power tool comprises a housing (203), a chuck spindle (201) journalled for rotation in the housing and having axial freedom of movement in the housing, a rotary ratchet (204) fixed on the spindle, the ratchet having tee... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5466106 | Clamp nut A clamp nut 10 comprising a split threaded nut 12 for engaging a threaded spindle (not shown), a coiled spring 16 encircling the split nut 12, means 20 for holding the spring 16 tightly coiled around the split nut 12 and a cap 30, engaging the spring 16, ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5458206 | Power tool and mechanism A power tool has an application mechanism (300) for connection to the output of an epicyclic gearbox provided with a torque control ring. The mechanism has a body (310) journalling a chuck spindle (302). Outside the body is a clutch control arrangement co... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5449043 | Chuck spindle device and power tools incorporating same A chuck spindle device (300) has the following basic components:--a body (310), a bearing (316) mounting a chuck spindle (302) and an end cap (312) through which the spindle projects for connection to a gearbox. An annular space is defined in the body to ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5444318 | Motor with permanent magnet actuated brake A universal motor comprises an armature 13, brushes 15, 17 and stator or run windings 19, 21. To provide a permanent magnet actuated dynamic brake circuit 22, permanent magnets 23, 25 are located, respectively, in opposed stator poles 27, 29. In the run m... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5435397 | Rotary hammer with a pneumatic hammer mechanism A rotary hammer with a pneumatic hammer mechanism has a reciprocatable piston driven in a guide tube, which piston, through alternating development of overpressure and underpressure at its rear side, moves a ram forward to create an impact on the rear end... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5421232 | Reciprocating saw A reciprocating saw is provided with a blade-clamping arrangement having the blade clamped by its thin edges between a pair of wedge-shaped jaws carried in a tapered sleeve at the end of the reciprocating drive shaft of the saw, the clamping of the jaws b... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5406187 | Battery charger with capacitor support An electrical device 11 (e.g., a battery charger) has a support 53, 55 for simply, economically and stably mounting a large electrical component 21 (e.g., a capacitor) in a housing 13 and relative to a printed circuit board 19. Housing 13 of device 11 has... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5388180 | Electrical steam generator with multiple passages of unequal cross-section A steam generator has a body (4) of heat conductive material, an electric heating element (6) located within the body (4), an inlet (14) for water to be vaporized, one or more discharge orifices (20) for steam, and one or more elongate convoluted passagew... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5383383 | Tool mounting means and implement therefor A saw (10) comprises a housing, a drive spindle (20) rotatably mounted in the housing and a circular saw blade (not shown) adapted to be releasably mounted on one end of the spindle. The blade fits over the threaded end (25) of the spindle and a nut (26) ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5379662 | Gear lubrication A self-lubricating gear (20) has a deep circumferential groove (30) closed by an O-ring (42) seated on a shoulder (40) of the groove. Teeth (36) of a meshing gear (38) squeeze the O-ring and release small quantities of lubricant contained in the groove to lubr... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5317838 | Sanding apparatus Sanding apparatus comprises a housing for a motor driving a drive spindle. A sanding disk platen is mounted on one end of the drive spindle through a freely rotatable bearing disposed eccentrically with respect to the drive spindle. A sanding disk is disp... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5257654 | Biscuit joiner with retractable antiskid pins A biscuit joiner 11 has a pair of selectively usable retractable antiskid pin subassemblies 13, 15 for increasing the frictional resistance of the shoe assembly 23 with a workpiece when making a cut in the workpiece. Pins 19, 21 are biased forwardly to an... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5235753 | Circular saw lower guard chip deflector A circular saw comprises a motor housing 13 and a shoe 15 attached to housing 13. An upper guard 17 fixed to housing 13 shields an upper portion of blade 25. A lower guard is pivotally mounted relative to the blade axis of rotation 27. The lower guard has... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5205043 | Pendulum jigsaws FIG. 2 shows a jigsaw in which pendulum motion in imparted on the blade (24) (see FIG. 1) by a bell crank lever (28) mounting a support wheel (26). The lever (28) is actuated by pin (34) passing through adjustment shaft (36). The pin (34) is actuated by f... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5200280 | Terminal cover for a battery pack An enclosure 12 for a disposable battery pack 10 for a cordless power tool consists of a pair of end caps 26, 28 retained on the opposite ends of the pack by a central sleeve 30 of adhesive tape. The end caps are of unitary construction, formed from thin ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5198712 | Cartridge brush assembly A cartridge brush assembly for fractional horse power commutated motors comprises an elongated tubular holder 17 with opposed sidewalls 31, 33 spaced transverse to a commutator rotational axis 15. A brush 19 is slidably mounted in holder 17 and protrudes ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5195760 | Keyless chuck A keyless chuck (10; 301) comprises a jaw housing (28; 303) with jaws (32; 333, 335, 337 ) which are slidably mounted in guideways (40; 319, 321, 323) between a rearward opened position and a forward closed position. A jaw thrust member (34; 345) is coupl... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5182848 | Method for assembling a stator subassembly A unitary end bell 66 includes a body 90 and a bridging section 92 and is assembled with a lamination stack 74 in the formation of a stator subassembly 150. End bell 66 is formed with base surfaces 118 at one end thereof which insulate adjacent portions o... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5159961 | Inflator/deflator accessory for air compressor An accessory for inflating and deflating inflatable articles comprises a conduit 13, an intake 17, an outtake 19 and an injector 35. In use, conduit 13 functions as a venturi tube for rapid inflation and deflation of inflatable articles, preferably, artic... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5148094 | Charger with universal battery pack receptacle A charger 11 is configured to receive alternatively for charging, one at a time, battery packs having three different shapes, namely, a large oval pack 213 (FIG. 10), a small oval pack 219 (FIG. 11) and a D-shaped pack 225 (FIG. 12). When pack 219) is ins... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5144217 | Cordless tool battery housing and charging system In a battery housing and charging system for a range of cordless tools, a universal charger accepts battery packs of several configurations and size (number of cells). The common feature of the battery packs is (at least) one cell housed on end and substa... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5099164 | Stator end member winding support shroud A unitary end bell 66 includes a body 90 and a bridging section 92, and is assembled with a lamination stack 74 in the formation of a stator subassembly 150. End bell 66 is formed with base surfaces 118 at one end which insulate adjacent portions of lamin... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5094635 | Universal automotive electrical apparatus kit connectable to automobile battery A kit 11 comprises an electrical apparatus 13, a clamp connector 15, a nut connector 17 and an adaptor post 19. Kit 11 enables electrical apparatus 13 to be selectively connected in an automobile in circuit alternatively with an engine starter circuit 21 ... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5089729 | Power tool with brush shifting and reversing switch assembly A portable, reversibly driven power tool (11) comprises a reversible motor and an assembly (17) for electrically switching the direction of motor rotation and/or for shifting the commutator brushes (99, 101) for optimizing motor performance in both the fo... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5083376 | Thrust bearing arrangement for a power tool transmission In the compact transmission of a hand-held reciprocating power saw, conversion of rotary to reciprocating motion is through a speed reducing bevel gear set (crown wheel and pinion) closely coupled by an eccentric drive pin in the crown wheel to a reciproc... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5070562 | Combination accessory for a power tool A receptacle (74) in the shoe (12) of a circular saw (14) holds an accessory tool (10) which combines the functions of blade wrench and square. The base (18) of the L-shaped tool (10) is bent to provide an offset bearing surface (52) to facilitate its use... | 12/10/1991 |
