Major inventions of the American Black & Decker Group over the years

1914: Patent application for the world's first portable flashlight equipped with a gun handle, trigger switch and universal motor

Drill.

1946: Invention of the world's first portable electric drill designed specifically for home consumers.

1957: The first portable electric hedge shear enters the gardening field.

1967: The first fully insulated electric drill comes out.

1969: Lawnderette’s first electric lawn mower was invented.

1971: The rechargeable torque-free lunar surface drill invented by Black & Decker was used during the Apollo 15 moon landing.

1973: Workmate is produced, the first portable workbench and vise.

1979: First released Dustbuster, a portable rechargeable vacuum cleaner.

1987: Cordless electric screwdriver, the new standard for screwdrivers.

1994: VersaPak - the world's most versatile and comprehensive internal battery system.

Now Black & Decker has a factory in China, and some products are exported to foreign markets, so some are electric transportation tools made in China but the power supply voltage is 110V,