US 11,919,140 B2
Side handle for power tool
Hugh A. Dales, Germantown, WI (US); Isabella A. Spek, Sussex, WI (US); Nicholas J. Losch, Hales Corners, WI (US); and Mark A. Kubale, West Bend, WI (US)
Assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/158,918.
Application 18/158,918 is a continuation of application No. 17/701,007, filed on Mar. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,583,992.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/165,902, filed on Mar. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0158659 A1, May 25, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B25F 5/02 (2006.01); B25F 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25F 5/02 (2013.01) [B25F 5/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A side handle assembly for a power tool, the side handle assembly comprising:
a handle configured to be gripped by a user;
a rod coaxially coupled to a first end of the handle, the rod rotationally fixed to the handle; and
a clamp coupled to the rod at a second end opposite the first end, the clamp including
a flexible band having a first end and a second end, the flexible band enclosing an area,
a first connection block coupled to the first end of the flexible band, the first connection block having a through bore, and
a second connection block coupled to the second end of the flexible band, the second connection block having a threaded bore;
wherein the rod includes an annular shoulder abutted with the first connection block and a threaded portion received within the threaded bore of the second connection block,
wherein, in response to the handle being rotated in a first direction, the second connection block is moved closer to the first connection block along the threaded portion of the rod, decreasing the area enclosed by the flexible band, and
wherein, in response to the handle being rotated in an opposite, second direction, the second connection block is moved away from the first connection block along the threaded portion of the rod, increasing the area enclosed by the flexible band.