Electric power tool, in particular a router

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EP 0 923 096 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	10.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/19

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	16.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/24

(21)	Application number: 98123657.3

(22)	Date of filing: 11.12.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01H 13/08, H01H 3/20

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

11.12.1997 DE 19756290

(71)	Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
	Newark Delaware 19711 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Legner, Andreas 35796 Weinbach (DE)

(74)	Representative: Dlugosz, Anthony Charles et al
	Black & Decker Europe European Group Headquarters 210 Bath Road Slough, Berkshire SL1 3YD Slough, Berkshire SL1 3YD (GB)

(54)	Electric power tool, in particular a router

(57) The invention relates to an electric power tool comprising a housing in which is housed an electric motor and an on/off switch (22) for the motor, a trigger element (20) which is displaceable out of an off-position, in which an actuation surface of the trigger element projects from the housing, and into an on-position in which the on/off switch (22) is activated, and a locking element (25) which is mounted at the trigger element (20), which is displaceable and which in a non-displaced position prevents movement of the trigger element into the on-position and in a displaced position allows movement of the trigger element into its on-position. The locking element (25), has an actuation surface which at least in its non-displaced position, is recessed relative to the actuation surface of the trigger element (20) in order to prevent inadvertent actuation of the power tool.

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