Power tool adjustable handle assembly

US 6,499,172 B1
Power tool adjustable handle assembly
Robert E. McCracken, Belcamp, Md. (US)
Assigned to WMH Tool Group, Inc., Palatine, Ill. (US)
Filed on 15-Sep-1999, as Appl. No. WMH Tool Group, Inc., Palatine, Ill. (US)
Int. Cl.7B60S 3/06

US 6,499,172 B1 Power tool adjustable handle assembly Robert E. McCracken, Belcamp, Md. (US) Assigned to WMH Tool Group, Inc., Palatine, Ill. (US) Filed on Sep. 15, 1999, as Appl. No. 9/396,630. Int. Cl.7B60S 3/06 U.S. Cl. 158212;97.1 27 Claims 1. An orbital waxer power tool comprising: a pair of handles and a housing to which the handles are attached with at least one of the handles being movable between various predetermined positions relative to the housing to allow a user to optimize hand positions for a two-handed grip with one hand on each of the handles during operation of the waxer power tool; a motor mounted in the housing; a pad mounted below the housing for rotation in an orbital path upon operation of the motor; lock members associated with one of the movable handle and housing; lock receiving grooves associated with the other of the movable handle and housing which can cooperate with the lock members to fix the movable handle in one of the predetermined positions relative to the housing; an actuator manually movable by a user between a locking position with the lock members urged into the grooves to fix the movable handle relative to the housing and a release position for releasing the lock members from the grooves to allow the movable handle to be adjusted relative to the housing between the predetermined positions; and a cam mechanism between the actuator and the movable handle for urging the lock members into the grooves with the actuator moved to the locking position.