US 11,872,683 B2
Side handle for power tool
Daniel F. Nace, Towson, MD (US); Levi G. Bowers, Manchester, MD (US); James H. Stiles, III, Baltimore, MD (US); Eric S. Rohrer, Columbia, MD (US); and Christopher T. King, Catonsville, MD (US)
Assigned to Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US)
Filed by Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/832,943.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/222,816, filed on Jul. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/197,714, filed on Jun. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0388142 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B25F 5/00 (2006.01); B25F 5/02 (2006.01); B24B 23/02 (2006.01); H02P 1/06 (2006.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC B25F 5/026 (2013.01) [B24B 23/028 (2013.01); B25F 5/001 (2013.01); B25F 5/02 (2013.01); H01H 13/14 (2013.01); H02P 1/06 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A side handle for a power tool comprising:
a main gripping body;
a rod extending through the main gripping body and having a threaded end extending through a frontal end of the main gripping body; and
a knob mounted on an end of the rod opposite the threaded end and being rotatable relative to the main gripping body;
wherein the frontal end of the main gripping body includes a keying feature operable to engage a portion of the power tool to prevent rotation of the main gripping body relative to the power tool while the knob is rotated to fasten the threaded end of the rod to a threaded opening of the power tool.