(under subclass 5) Device in which the signal or impulse is generated by a detector sensing a characteristic of the tool* or the tool-driving means.
(1) Note. The detector may contact the tool or tool-driving means during the normal operation of the device in which case the stopping signal is generated by failure of the detector to make such contact.
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11, for a similar device including control means that serves to influence the operation of the device in a manner other than by stopping the device randomly.