Patents by Inventor Del S. Schultz

Del S. Schultz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dual location handle and trigger for a hand-held power tool
    Patent number: 6070676
    Abstract: An operating handle system for a hand-held power tool comprises an operating handle including first and second courses enabling it to be gripped in first and second orientations, respectively. A trigger is movably attached to the operating handle for movement between an operative position for energizing a motor for driving an operating element such as a grinding wheel and an inoperative position at which the motor is de-energized. The trigger includes a first portion associated with the first course and spaced therefrom when the trigger is in the inoperative position and contiguous therewith when in the operative position. The trigger includes a second portion associated with the second course when the trigger is in the inoperative position and contiguous therewith when in the operative position. The first and second courses are mutually perpendicular as are the first and second portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Framatome Connectors International
    Inventors: H. Thomas Nelson, Del S. Schultz, Raymond G. Lavoie, Gordon L. Steltzer