摘要 |
<p>A power tool comprising: a housing; a handle having two ends, the first end (30) being moveably mounted to the housing via a first mounting assembly, the second end (32) being moveably mounted to the housing via a second mounting assembly; wherein at least one of the mounting assemblies comprises a passageway formed in one end (30) of the handle and a rod (38) attached at a first end to the housing, the shaft of the rod being located in and capable of being axially slid within the passageway to enable the end (30) of the handle to move towards or away from the housing; a cavity (240) formed within the end of the handle adjacent the passageway into which the rod (38) extends from the passageway, the rod having a second end which is located within the cavity; a flange (210) mounted adjacent the second end of the rod within the cavity which is unable to pass through the passageway, the flange moving within the cavity away from or towards the passageway as the end of the handle moves away from or towards the housing; a biasing mechanism (242) located within the cavity which is sandwiched between an internal wall (244) of the cavity and the second end of the rod and which urges the flange towards the passageway in order to urge the end of the handle away from the housing.</p> |