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Granted Patent B2
US 12,358,117 · App. 17/423,458 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Electrical, pistol-like handheld tool

Inventor: Frank Albri (Herzebrock-Clarholz, DE)
Assignee: Steinel GmbH
B25F5/02B23B45/001F24H3/0423H01H13/08
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Patent No.
US 12,358,117
App. No.
17/423,458
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an electrical, pistol-like handheld tool. The handheld tool includes a tool body for electrically activated machining of a workpiece, a grip part connected to the tool body at an angle thereto, an actuation device for manually activating and/or deactivating the handheld tool, which actuation device is arranged on the tool body or the grip part, and an unlocking device for manually unlocking and/or locking the actuation device. The unlocking device is arranged on the tool body or the grip part such that unlocking is effected by the handheld tool being supported in stable equilibrium on one of the fingers of a user's hand when the grip part is gripped by a user.

Claims (25)

1. An electrical, pistol-like handheld tool ( 10 ), comprising:

a tool body ( 12 ) for electrically activated machining of a workpiece,

a grip part ( 16 ) connected at an angle to the tool body ( 12 ),

an actuating device ( 26 ) for manually activating and/or deactivating the handheld tool ( 10 ), which actuating device ( 26 ) is arranged on the tool body ( 12 ) or the grip part ( 16 ), and

an unlocking device ( 28 ) for manually unlocking and/or locking the actuating device ( 26 ), wherein the unlocking device ( 28 ) is arranged on the tool body ( 12 ) or the grip part ( 16 ) such that unlocking is effected by supporting the handheld tool ( 10 ) in a stable equilibrium on one of the fingers of a user's hand when a user grips the grip part ( 16 ), and further comprising

a support mandrel ( 30 ) which projects forward from the finger grip area ( 32 ) of the grip part ( 16 ) and includes the unlocking device ( 28 ) on its underside, with unlocking being effected by supporting the support mandrel ( 30 ) on one of the fingers of the user's hand.

2. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the support mandrel ( 30 ) is configured concave on its underside for an at least partially enclosing accommodation of the unlocking finger against the direction of gravity.

3. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating device ( 26 ) comprises an electrical actuation pushbutton ( 36 ), which is actuated by an activating force against a restoring force transversely to a grip axis (B) of the grip part ( 16 ) by one of the fingers of the user's hand.

4. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the unlocking device ( 28 ) comprises an electrical unlocking pushbutton ( 44 ), which is actuated by a supporting force against gravity along a grip axis (B) of the grip part ( 16 ) by one of the fingers of the user's hand.

5. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating device ( 26 ) comprises an actuation contact sensor ( 46 ), which is actuated by a contact of the actuation contact sensor ( 46 ) in a direction transverse to a grip axis (B) of the grip part ( 16 ) by one of the fingers of the user's hand.

6. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the unlocking device ( 28 ) comprises an unlocking contact sensor ( 48 ), which is actuated by a contact of the unlocking contact sensor ( 48 ) in a direction along a grip axis (B) of the grip part ( 16 ) by one of the fingers of the user's hand.

7. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the unlocking device ( 28 ) comprises a mechanical unlocking mechanism ( 50 ), which mechanically unlocks the actuating device ( 26 ) by a supporting force against gravity along the grip axis (B) of the grip part ( 16 ) by one of the fingers of the user's hand.

8. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating device ( 26 ) is provided on the grip part ( 16 ) or the tool body ( 12 ) such that actuation is effected by means of an index finger of the user's hand.

9. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the unlocking device ( 28 ) is provided on the grip part ( 16 ) or the tool body ( 12 ) such that unlocking is effected by means of a middle finger of the user's hand.

10. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the unlocking device ( 28 ) and the actuating device ( 26 ) are provided symmetrically on the grip part ( 16 ) or the tool body ( 12 ) such that unlocking and actuation can be carried out in the same manner by means of a user's right or left hand.

11. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the grip part ( 16 ), on its bottom end facing away from the tool body ( 12 ), can be detachably connected to an electrical battery module ( 24 ) for supplying the handheld tool ( 10 ) with electrical energy.

12. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the tool body ( 12 ) includes a hot air fan ( 68 ).

13. An electrical, pistol-like handheld tool ( 10 ), comprising:

a tool body ( 12 ) for electrically activated machining of a workpiece,

a grip part ( 16 ) connected at an angle to the tool body ( 12 ),

an actuating device ( 26 ) for manually activating and/or deactivating the handheld tool ( 10 ), which actuating device ( 26 ) is arranged on the tool body ( 12 ) or the grip part ( 16 ), and

an unlocking device ( 28 ) for manually unlocking and/or locking the actuating device ( 26 ), wherein the unlocking device ( 28 ) is arranged on the tool body ( 12 ) or the grip part ( 16 ) such that unlocking is effected by supporting the handheld tool ( 10 ) in a stable equilibrium on one of the fingers of a user's hand when a user grips the grip part ( 16 ), wherein the unlocking device ( 28 ) comprises a mechanical unlocking mechanism ( 50 ), which mechanically unlocks the actuating device ( 26 ) by a supporting force against gravity along a grip axis (B) of the grip part ( 16 ) by one of the fingers of the user's hand, and wherein the mechanical unlocking mechanism ( 50 ) includes an unlocking rocker ( 56 ), which is held in a locking position by a return spring ( 60 ) connected to its first end ( 58 ), with the second end ( 62 ) of the unlocking rocker ( 58 ) blocking actuation of the actuating device ( 26 ).

14. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 13 , further comprising:

a support mandrel ( 30 ) which projects forward from the finger grip area ( 32 ) of the grip part ( 16 ) and includes the unlocking device ( 28 ) on its underside, with unlocking being effected by supporting the support mandrel ( 30 ) on one of the fingers of the user's hand.

15. The handheld tool ( 10 ) according to claim 13 , wherein the second end ( 62 ) of the unlocking rocker ( 56 ) is configured U-shaped, and wherein, when unlocking, a pushbutton part ( 38 ) of the actuating device ( 26 ) is centrally guided within the U-shaped end ( 62 ) of the unlocking rocker ( 56 ) and, when locking, the pushbutton part ( 38 ) strikes a locking element ( 54 ) on the U-shaped end ( 62 ) of the unlocking rocker ( 56 ).

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2026
From: STEINEL GMBH
To: STEINEL TOOLS GMBH
Reel/Frame 073661/0315 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2021
From: ALBRI, FRANK
To: STEINEL GMBH
Reel/Frame 056872/0976 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 126 493.6 · Oct 1, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220118597A1 · Apr 21, 2022
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