18975683. OSCILLATING POWER TOOL (Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation)
OSCILLATING POWER TOOL
Organization Name
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
Inventor(s)
Jeffrey S. Holly of West Bend WI US
Jacob N. Zimmerman of Pewaukee WI US
James C. Sitter of Milwaukee WI US
David A. Bierdeman of New Berlin WI US
Andrew R. Schauer of Pewaukee WI US
You Gen Liu of Dongguan City CN
OSCILLATING POWER TOOL
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18975683 titled 'OSCILLATING POWER TOOL
Original Abstract Submitted
An oscillating power tool includes an outer housing having a head portion and a handle portion extending therefrom, an inner housing within the outer housing, a first annular gap between the inner housing and the head portion of the outer housing, and a motor and a drive mechanism having an output shaft that oscillates and defines an output axis. The output shaft extends through an opening in the head portion and defines a second annular gap between the output shaft and the outer housing. The oscillating power tool also includes an over-travel limit member in the first annular gap. In response to relative movement between the inner housing and the outer housing, the over-travel limit member prevents contact between them. The over-travel limit member limits lateral movement of the inner housing relative to the outer housing in a direction transverse to the output axis.