Claims
- 1. A drill comprising:a housing; a motor in said housing, said motor having a drive element, said drive element defining an axis of said motor; a power source for energizing said motor; an activation device for energizing and de-energizing said motor; an output coupled with said motor drive element, said output defining an output axis, said output axis being substantially angled with respect to said motor axis; and a transmission coupled between said motor drive element and said output, said transmission changing speed of said output between at least two different speeds.
- 2. The drill according to claim 1, wherein said transmission being manual.
- 3. The drill according to claim 2, wherein said transmission is a two-speed transmission.
- 4. The drill according to claim 2, wherein a transmission activation member is on said housing for moving said transmission between different setting positions.
- 5. The drill according to claim 4, wherein said housing has a top portion, bottom portion, and two side portions and said transmission activation member being on one of said portions.
- 6. The drill according to claim 2, wherein said motor activation device and said transmission activation member can be activated by a single hand of a user.
- 7. The drill according to claim 1, wherein said housing has at least three distinct handle positions enabling activation of said motor activation device at each handle position.
- 8. The drill according to claim 1, wherein said transmission has a two stage planetary gear train and a bevel gear set, one bevel gear of said bevel gear set coupling with said output.
- 9. The drill according to claim 1, wherein said activation device being an elongated paddle switch being able to be activated by a plurality of fingers.
- 10. An angled drill, comprising:a housing; a motor in said housing, said motor coupled with a power source; an activation member for energizing and de-energizing said motor; an output coupled with said motor; a transmission coupled between said motor and said output for providing a plurality of different speeds to said output; a second activation member for changing the speed of said output, said second activation member coupled with said transmission and said second activation member in close proximity to said first activation member, enabling one hand operation of said activation members.
- 11. The angled drill according to claim 10, wherein said housing has a top portion and said second activation member being on said top portion.
- 12. The angled drill according to claim 10, wherein said housing has a bottom portion and said second activation member being on said bottom portion.
- 13. The angled drill according to claim 10, wherein said housing has a side portion and said second activation member being on said side portion.
- 14. The angled drill according to claim 10, wherein said housing has at least three distinct handle positions enabling activation of said motor activation device at each handle position.
- 15. The angled drill according to claim 10, wherein said activation device being an elongated paddle switch being able to be activated by a plurality of fingers.
- 16. An angled drill comprising:a housing; a motor in said housing, said motor including a power source; an output coupled with said motor; an activation member for energizing and de-energizing said motor; and a plurality of handle positions on said housing, said activation member being operated from each of said handle positions.
- 17. The angled drill according to claim 16, wherein said housing having three distinct handle portions, said activation member operable from each of said handle portions.
- 18. The angled drill according to claim 16, wherein said activation device being an elongated paddle switch being able to be activated by a plurality of fingers.
- 19. The angled drill according to claim 16, wherein a transmission is coupled between said output and said motor for changing speed of said output.
- 20. The angled drill according to claim 19, wherein said transmission being manual.
- 21. The angled drill according to claim 20, wherein said transmission is a two-speed transmission.
- 22. The angled drill according to claim 20, wherein an activation member is on said housing for moving said transmission between different setting positions.
- 23. The angled drill according to claim 22, wherein said housing has a top portion, bottom portion, and two side portions and said activation member being on one of said portions.
- 24. The angled drill according to claim 20, wherein said motor activation device and said transmission activation member can be activated by a single hand of a user.
- 25. The angled drill according to claim 17, wherein said transmission has two stage planetary gear train and a bevel gear set, one of said bevel gears coupling with said output.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/257,715 filed Feb. 25, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,102,632 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/065,634 filed Apr. 23, 1998, now abandoned.
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