ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,526, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).
"Gear case grip accessory for power tool" was invented by Levi G. Bowers (Manchester, Md.), Daniel F. Nace (Towson, Md.) and Eric S. Rohrer (Columbia, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool is provided including a housing, an electric motor disposed within the housing, a first trigger disposed on the housing, and a gear case mounted on an end of the housing. An accessory is provided that is mountable to the gear case and includes a second trigger pivotably secured relative to the gear case. The second trigger switch extends substantially along a ...