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OT-2026-000003150

Interchangeable grips for power hand tools

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Tools & Tooling › Clamping Tools
Inventors
BREHM JAMES R, PUSATERI DANIEL S
Assignee
SNAP ON TOOLS CO
Original source
US-6082468-A, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 4 July 2000
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A replaceable, flexible and resilient grip is slidably fitted over a generally cylindrical handle portion of a power hand tool housing. In one embodiment, for use with a pistol grip housing with a separable end cap, the grip has a flange which is clamped between the end cap and the barrel of the housing and has lugs which fit in recesses in the barrel and end cap. The grip also has a strap portion which fits between the trigger and the barrel and a flange which fits in a groove adjacent to the barrel. In another embodiment, the tool has an air exhaust port adjacent to the handle portion and the grip defines an exhaust air passage alongside the handle portion, the grip being held in place by a retaining plate.

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Abstract

A replaceable, flexible and resilient grip is slidably fitted over a generally cylindrical handle portion of a power hand tool housing. In one embodiment, for use with a pistol grip housing with a separable end cap, the grip has a flange which is clamped between the end cap and the barrel of the housing and has lugs which fit in recesses in the barrel and end cap. The grip also has a strap portion which fits between the trigger and the barrel and a flange which fits in a groove adjacent to the barrel. In another embodiment, the tool has an air exhaust port adjacent to the handle portion and the grip defines an exhaust air passage alongside the handle portion, the grip being held in place by a retaining plate.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000003150, “Interchangeable grips for power hand tools,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:39:19 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003150.

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