Patent attributes
A side handle for a hand-operated power tool includes a handle rod disposed along a handle axis and a fastening mechanism, where the side handle is releasably fastenable to the hand-operated power tool by the fastening mechanism. The fastening mechanism includes a tensioning band that engages around a fastening axis and a tensioning mechanism. The tensioning mechanism has a pull rod that is anchored to the tensioning band and is displaceable along the handle axis and a tensioning wheel that is rotatable about the handle axis and engages in an external thread of the pull rod. A damper connects the handle rod to the fastening mechanism and includes a leaf spring with a longitudinal side oriented in an inclined manner to the fastening axis where the leaf spring has a slot. A splint is fastened to the pull rod and engages in the slot.
