U.S. patent number RE38,729 [Application Number 10/113,953] was granted by the patent office on 2005-04-26 for combination of an electric-powered tool and an illuminating device received in the tool.
This patent grant is currently assigned to ICC Innovative Concepts Corporation. Invention is credited to Kuo-Chen Liu.
United States Patent |
RE38,729 |
Liu |
April 26, 2005 |
Combination of an electric-powered tool and an illuminating device
received in the tool
Abstract
An electric-powered tool includes a handle for receiving
batteries herein and a barrel with a driving shaft rotatably
connected to the distal end of the barrel portion. The driving
shaft is controlled by a switch which is electrically connected
between the batteries and the driving shaft. An illuminating device
includes two bulbs attached beside the driving shaft and the bulbs
are electrically connected to the switch so that when turning on
the switch, the bulbs light to illuminate the object to be worked
with.
Inventors: |
Liu; Kuo-Chen (Taichung Hsien,
TW) |
Assignee: |
ICC Innovative Concepts
Corporation (Torrington, CT)
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Family
ID: |
23007146 |
Appl.
No.: |
10/113,953 |
Filed: |
April 1, 2002 |
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Application
Number |
Filing Date |
Patent Number |
Issue Date |
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Reissue of: |
264682 |
Mar 9, 1999 |
06168287 |
Jan 2, 2001 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
362/119; 362/190;
362/253; 362/394 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B25B
23/18 (20130101); B25F 5/021 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B25B
23/00 (20060101); B25B 23/18 (20060101); B25B
023/18 () |
Field of
Search: |
;362/89,109,119,157,253,394,191,197,198,199,120,269,287,395
;408/16,241R |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Ward; John Anthony
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
Handal; Anthony H.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A combination of an electric-powered tool (10) and an
illuminating device (20), said electric-powered tool (10)
comprising a handle (100) and a barrel portion (14) extending
laterally from said handle (100) in which at least one battery (11)
is received, a driving shaft (13) rotatably extending from the
distal end of said barrel portion (14), a switch (12) connected to
said barrel portion (14) and electrically connected to said driving
shaft (13) and said at least one battery (11) so that said driving
shaft (13) is actuated to rotate by operating said switch (12);
said illuminating device (20) comprising two bulbs (21) attached
beside said driving shaft (13) and electrically connected to said
switch (12), and a shutoff device (30) connected between said
switch (12) and said bulbs (21) and controlled by a button (300)
attached to said barrel portion (14), said button (300) located
beside said switch (12). .Iadd.
2. An illuminated electric-powered tool having an illuminating
device attached to the electric-powered tool, the electric-powered
tool being capable of being held in and operated by one hand and
comprising: a) a tool body having: i) a handle; and ii) a barrel
portion extending laterally from the handle and having a distal end
with respect to the handle; b) at least one battery accommodated in
the handle; c) a rotatable driving shaft extending from the distal
end of the tool body barrel portion; d) a switch attached to the
tool body and electrically connected to the driving shaft and the
battery or batteries to actuate rotation of the driving shaft; and
e) an illuminating device attached to the barrel portion alongside
the driving shaft and electrically connected to the switch; f) a
shutoff device connected between the switch and the illuminating
device; and g) a button to control the shutoff device, the button
being located beside the switch; wherein the illuminating device
can be controlled by operation of the button by the user's one
hand..Iaddend..Iadd.
3. An electric-powered tool according to claim 2 wherein the
illuminating device is received in the barrel portion of the tool
body, optionally in a recess in the barrel
portion..Iaddend..Iadd.
4. An electric-powered tool according to claim 2 wherein the
illuminating device comprises two bulbs received in recesses
alongside the driving shaft..Iaddend..Iadd.
5. An electric-powered tool according to claim 2 wherein the switch
has clockwise and counterclockwise switch
settings..Iaddend..Iadd.
6. An electric-powered tool according to claim 2 wherein the
illuminating device has a fixed position and alignment to
illuminate the work object..Iaddend..Iadd.
7. An electric-powered tool according to claim 2 wherein, the
shutoff device can be operated independently of the switch so that
the illuminating device is not on when the drive shaft is
rotated..Iaddend..Iadd.
8. An electric-powered tool according to claim 2 wherein the
driving shaft has a distal bit-receiving socket, optionally a hex
socket, and the illuminating device is small in relation to the
socket..Iaddend..Iadd.
9. An electric-powered tool according to claim 2 wherein the
illuminating device is adjacent the bit-receiving
socket..Iaddend..Iadd.
10. An electric-powered tool according to claim 2 wherein the
illuminating device is received in at least one recess in the
barrel portion of the tool body and wherein the illuminating device
has a fixed position and alignment to illuminate the work
object..Iaddend..Iadd.
11. An electric-powered tool according to claim 10 wherein the
driving shaft has a distal bit-receiving socket, optionally a hex
socket, the illuminating device is small in relation to the socket
and the illuminating device is adjacent the bit-receiving
socket..Iaddend..Iadd.
12. An illuminated electric-powered tool having an illuminating
device attached to the electric-powered tool, the electric-powered
tool being capable of being held in and operated by one hand of a
user and comprising: a) a tool body having; i) an elongated handle;
and ii) a barrel portion joining and extending laterally from an
end of the handle to have a distal end with respect to the handle;
b) at least one battery accommodated in the handle; c) a rotatable
driving shaft extending from the distal end of the tool body barrel
portion; d) a switch attached to the tool body and electrically
connected to the driving shaft and to the battery or batteries to
actuate rotation of the driving shaft; e) a recess in the barrel
portion alongside the driving shaft; and f) an illuminating device
received in the recess and connectable to the battery or batteries;
wherein the illuminating device is operable by said one hand of the
user to illuminate a work object..Iaddend..Iadd.
13. An electric-powered tool according to claim 12 wherein the
illuminating device has a fixed position and alignment to
illuminate the work object..Iaddend..Iadd.
14. An electric-powered tool according to claim 12 wherein the
driving shaft has a distal bit-receiving socket, optionally a hex
socket, and the illuminating device is small in relation to the
socket..Iaddend..Iadd.
15. An electric-powered tool according to claim 14 wherein the
illuminating device is adjacent the bit-receiving
socket..Iaddend..Iadd.
16. An electric-powered tool according to claim 12 wherein the
illuminating device comprises two bulbs received in respective
recesses alongside the driving shaft..Iaddend..Iadd.
17. An electric-powered tool according to claim 12 wherein the
switch has clockwise and counterclockwise switch
settings..Iaddend..Iadd.
18. An electric-powered tool according to claim 12 wherein the
switch has f) a shutoff device connected between the switch and the
illuminating device; and g) a manual control member, optionally a
button to control the shutoff device, the manual control member
being located beside the switch; wherein the illuminating device
can be controlled by operation of the button by the user's one
hand..Iaddend..Iadd.
19. An electric-powered tool according to claim 12 wherein the
shutoff device can be operated independently of the switch so that
the illuminating device is not on when the drive shaft is
rotated..Iaddend.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electric-powered tool and an
illuminating device received in the tool, and more particularly, in
an electric-powered tool having two illuminating members connected
beside the driving shaft and the illuminating members are
controlled by a switch attached to the body of the tool.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Many conventional electric-powered tools are designed to improve
their functions or features to perform quickly or powerfully. Once
of the advantages of the electric-powered tool is that the
electric-power .[.makes.]. .Iadd.enables .Iaddend.the work to be
easily completed so that any user can use the tool without
troubles. However, although most of the electric powered tools have
a great feature to powerfully drill a hole or hammer a nail, they
do not .Iadd.come .Iaddend.equipped with an illuminating device to
provide sufficient light on the object. In other words, if the user
wants to work in a dark area, he/she has to carry .[.with.]. a
flashlight and uses one had to hold the tool and the other hand to
hold the flashlight. This more or less limits the user to handle
the tool and could reduce the concentration of his/her mind on the
object.
The present invention intends to provide an electric-powered tool
having an illuminating device which can be turned on together with
the driving shaft so that when using the tool, the user simply
turns on the switch of the tool, the object is illuminated so that
it is convenience for the user to deal with the object by the
electric-powered tool It is believed that the combination of the
electric-powered tool and the illuminating device may resolve the
shortcomings of the conventional electric-powered tool.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is
provided an combination of an electric-powered tool and an
illuminating device. The electric-powered tool comprises a handle
for receiving batteries therein and a barrel portion extending
laterally from the handle. A driving shaft rotatably extends from
the distal end of the barrel portion and controlled by a switch
connected to the barrel portion. The switch is electrically
connected to the driving shaft and the batteries. The illuminating
device comprises two bulbs attached beside the driving shaft and
are electrically connected to the switch.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an
electric-powered tool having an illuminating device which
illuminates the object when turning on the electric-powered
tool.
These and further objects, features and advantages of the present
invention will become more obvious from the following description
when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show,
for purposes of illustration only, several embodiments, in
accordance with the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the electric-powered tool with the
illuminating device in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an illustrative view to show the illuminating device
illuminating the object when the tool of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an illustrative diagram to show the arrangement of the
batteries, the switch and the bulbs of the illuminating device,
and
FIG. 4 is an illustrative diagram to show another embodiment of the
arrangement of the batteries, the switch, the bulbs and a shutoff
device of the illuminating device.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, the electric-powered tool (10) in
accordance with the present invention comprises a handle (100) and
a barrel portion (14) extending laterally from the handle (100) in
which batteries (11) .[.is.]. .Iadd.are .Iaddend.received and a cap
(101) is connected to the lower.[.ed.]. .Iadd.end .Iaddend.of the
handle (100) so as to prevent the batteries (11) from dropping from
the handle (100). A driving shaft (13) rotatably extends from the
distal end of the barrel portion (14) and a switch (12) is
connected to the barrel portion (14). The switch (12) is
essentially connected to the driving shaft (13) and the batteries
(11) so that the driving shaft (13) .Iadd.having a distal,
bit-receiving socket 13A, shown as a hex socket, .Iaddend.is
actuated to rotate by operating the switch (12). The switch (20)
includes an L portion to let the driving shaft (13) rotate counter
clockwise and an R portion to let the driving shaft (13) rotate
clockwise.
The illuminating device (20) comprises two bulbs .Iadd.in recesses
.Iaddend.(21) attached beside the driving shaft (13) and
electrically connected to the switch (12) so that when turning on
the switch (12) the bulbs (21) illuminate the object such as a belt
(40) which can be rotated by a screwdriver bit (130) engaged with
the driving shaft (13).
Referring to FIG. 4, a shutoff device (30) is connected between the
switch (12) and the bulbs (21), and the shutoff device (30) is
controlled by a button (300) attached to the barrel portion (14)
.Iadd.beside switch (12).Iaddend.. Therefore, the shutoff device
(30) can be turned on independently from the switch (12) so that
the bulbs .Iadd.in recesses .Iaddend.(21) will not be turned on
while the driving shaft (13) is rotated.
The tool in accordance with the present invention provides a
convenient advantage for the users to work in a dark area and only
one hand can handle the tool (10) and the illuminating device
(20).
While we have been shown and described various embodiments in
accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those
skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without
departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.
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