# US 11,027,408 B2 · Powered tool device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,027,408 B2 - Document ID: US11027408B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/386,520 - Filed: 2019-04-17 - Published: 2020-09-10 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-04 - Applicants: Jonathan Rizzo - Inventors: Jonathan Rizzo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027408B2 ## CPC - B25F 5/02: Construction of casings, bodies or handles {(B25F5/006, B25F5/008 take precedence)} - A01D 34/902: {Ergonomic provisions} - A01D 34/416: Flexible line cutters - B25F 3/00: Associations of tools for different working operations with one portable power-drive means; Adapters therefor - B25F: COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR {(machines or arrangements of machines for performing specified combinations of different metal-working operations not covered by a single other subclass B23P23/00 and subgroups)} - A01D: HARVESTING; MOWING ## Abstract A powered tool device may include a first handle grip coupled to a first handle bar and a second handle grip coupled to a second handle bar. A first battery may be coupled to the first handle bar, and a second battery may be coupled to the second handle bar. The two handle bars, handle grips, and their respective batteries may be separated from each other via a separation structure that may separate the two handle bars by a distance which may allow portions of the body of a user to be between the handle bars. Optionally, the separation structure may be moved between an extended position and a compacted position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A powered tool device configured for use by a user having a body, a first hand, and a second hand, the device comprising: a shaft configured to couple with an action head and a motor; a separation structure coupled to the shaft, the separation structure oriented perpendicular to the shaft; a first handle bar having a first medial end and a first distal end, the first medial end coupled to the separation structure and the first handle bar oriented to extend perpendicular to the separation structure; a first battery housing coupled to the first handle bar at the first distal end; a second handle bar having a second medial end and a second distal end, the second medial end coupled to the separation structure and the second handle bar oriented to extend perpendicular to the separation structure so that the first handle bar and the second handle bar are oriented parallel to each other; a second battery housing coupled to the second handle bar at the second distal end; wherein the first and the second handle bars are separated from each other via the separation structure so that when the user grasps the first handle bar with their first hand and the second handle bar with their second hand the body of the user is able to be positioned between the first and the second handle bars. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the first handle bar comprises a control input, wherein the first battery housing and the control input are separated by an extension distance (ED), and wherein ED is between 5 and 15 inches. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the first handle bar and the second handle bar are separated by a grip distance (GD), and wherein GD is between 15 and 25 inches. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the first battery housing and the second battery housing are separated by a battery distance (BD), and wherein BD is between 15 and 25 inches. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the action head is operably coupled to the motor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the motor extends away from the separation structure in a direction that is substantially opposite to a direction that the first and second handle bars extend away from the separation structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a center of balance, wherein the center of balance extends between a first handle grip and a second handle grip. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the first handle bar is movably coupled to the separation structure. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the separation structure comprises a locking hinge. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 further comprising a first battery connected to the first battery housing and a second battery connected to the second battery housing so that a weight from the first battery and the second battery is provided as a counterweight to the shaft when the shaft is coupled to the motor and a user is standing between both the first and the second handle bars and holding the device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, wherein the first battery and the second battery are electronically coupled together in series. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, wherein the first battery and the second battery are electronically coupled together in parallel. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The device of claim 10, further comprising a throttle, the throttle positioned on at least one of; the first handle bar and the second handle bar. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the shaft terminates at a cross member coupled to the separation structure thereby creating an open area that is free from the shaft and allowing the body of the user to stand equidistantly between the first and the second handle bars.