BELT CLIP FOR HAND-HELD POWER TOOLS

Title:

BELT CLIP FOR HAND-HELD POWER TOOLS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2005077031

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A power tool, such as a drill/driver or a reciprocating saw, can be provided with a belt clip which attaches to the tool at multiple positions to adapt to the user's preference. The belt clip can be side-mounted to a drill/driver to facilitate holstering of the drill/driver and to reduce the profile of the drill/driver. The side-mounted belt clip can be positioned to enable the drill/driver to be grasped in the ergonomically desirable thumb-rest and power-grip holds. The belt clip can be adapted to facilitate the wielding of the tool by providing additional surfaces for the fingers and thumb to contact when grasping the tool.

Inventors:

ETTER MARK ALAN (US)
WALL DANIEL PAXTON (US)
PHILLIPS ALAN (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2005/003971

Publication Date:

November 10, 2005

Filing Date:

February 09, 2005

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

BLACK & DECKER INC (US)
ETTER MARK ALAN (US)
WALL DANIEL PAXTON (US)
PHILLIPS ALAN (US)

International Classes:

B23B45/00; B23B45/14; B25F5/02; B25H3/00; (IPC1-7): B23B45/00

Foreign References:

US5810232A	1998-09-22
USD345465S	1994-03-29
US20020179659A1	2002-12-05
US4956895A	1990-09-18
US5372206A	1994-12-13

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