Power tools

US9302406B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9302406-B2
Application numberUS-201213423676-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 19, 2012
Priority dateMar 22, 2011
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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Abstract

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A power tool has a tool unit and a base device. The tool unit has a housing having a drive device disposed therein. The base device has a clamp surface that can clamp a contact surface of the housing for supporting the tool unit. The housing may include an internal housing portion and an external housing portion positioned on an outer side of the internal housing portion. The external housing portion may define the contact surface of the housing. The internal housing portion may be made of a first material. The external housing portion may be made of a second material that is different from the first material.

First claim

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What is claimed is: 1. A power tool comprising: a tool unit configured to be able to machine a workpiece; and a base device defining a base surface for contacting with the workpiece, the base device being configured to support the tool unit with the tool unit positioned relative to the workpiece; wherein: the tool unit includes a housing and a rotary drive device disposed within the housing, the housing having an outer circumferential surface including a contact surface that i…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B27C5/10Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9302406B2 cover?
A power tool has a tool unit and a base device. The tool unit has a housing having a drive device disposed therein. The base device has a clamp surface that can clamp a contact surface of the housing for supporting the tool unit. The housing may include an internal housing portion and an external housing portion positioned on an outer side of the internal housing portion. The external housing p…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kato Kazuya, Kimura Takuji, Makita Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B27C5/10. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).