US Patent Issued to MAKITA on April 21 for "Electric power tool" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,818, issued on April 21, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).

"Electric power tool" was invented by Makito Teramoto (Anjo, Japan) and Kiyonobu Yoshikane (Anjo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric power tool includes an electric motor and a rotation direction restriction mechanism. The rotation direction restriction mechanism includes an outer ring, an inner circumferential member, cam surfaces, lock members, and a protrusion (eccentric mechanism). The inner circumferential member is located on an inner circumferential side of the outer ring. The cam surfaces are recessed on an outer circumferential surface of the...