Impact wrench
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FIG. 1 is a front and top right perspective of an impact wrench, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the impact wrench shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the impact wrench shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view of the impact wrench shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view of the impact wrench shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the impact wrench shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the impact wrench shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a front and top right perspective of an ergonomic switch shown in the environment of an impact wrench;
FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the ergonomic switch shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a right side elevational view of the ergonomic switch shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of the ergonomic switch shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the ergonomic switch shown in FIG. 8, looking through the environment; and,
FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the ergonomic switch shown in FIG. 8.
The broken line showing of a impact wrench is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
- Ingersoll-Rand, "Instruction and Use Manual for Electric Impactools" (front cover--Owner's Manual), Date Unknown. Makita, "Impact Wrench" (front cover--Owner's Manual), Date Unknown. Milwaukee, "Heavy-Duty Impact Wrench 1/2" Square Drive", (front cover and pp. 6-7--Owner's Manual), Date Unknown. Hitachi, "Impact Wrench" (front cover--Owner's Manual), Date Unknown. Dewalt, "Built Jobsite Tough" (inside front cover--Owner's Manual), Date Unknown. DeWalt, schematic drawing, Bulletin No. 11568, Jun. 1995.
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 31, 1997
Date of Patent: Dec 29, 1998
Assignee: Porter-Cable Corporation (Jackson, TN)
Inventors: Donald Robert Bosten (Jackson, TN), Randy Glen Cooper (Milan, TN), Mark A. Etter (Jackson, TN)
Primary Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.
Application Number: 0/74,471
International Classification: 0802;