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US 11,116,131 B2Granted
Vegetation cutting apparatuses
AssigneePath-Maker LLC
InventorsZachariah D. Russell, Kevin S. Holly
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Abstract
Vegetation cutting apparatuses may include a wheeled apparatus frame. A cutting assembly may be carried by the wheeled apparatus frame. The cutting assembly may include an elongated chain support member having a chain support member edge. An elongated debris removal slot may extend into the chain support member from the chain support member edge. A cutting chain may be configured to traverse the chain support member edge of the chain support member. An engine may drivingly engage the cutting chain.
Claims20
A vegetation cutting apparatus, comprising:
- a wheeled apparatus frame;
- and
- a cutting assembly carried by the wheeled apparatus frame, the cutting assembly including:
- an elongated chain support member having a chain support member edge having:
- a leading edge;
- a pair of side edges extending from the leading edge;
- and
- a pair of side edges extending from the pair of side edges, respectively;
- an elongated debris removal slot extending into the chain support member from between the pair of trailing edges toward the leading edge of the chain support member edge;
- a cutting chain configured to traverse the chain support member edge of the chain support member;
- and
- an engine drivingly engaging the cutting chain.
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A vegetation cutting apparatus, comprising:
- a wheeled apparatus frame;
- and
- a cutting assembly carried by the wheeled apparatus frame, the cutting assembly including:
- an elongated chain support member having a chain support member edge, the chain support member adjustable in position on the apparatus frame, the chain support member edge having:
- a leading edge;
- a pair of side edges extending from the leading edge;
- and
- a pair of trailing edges extending from the pair of side edges, respectively;
- a chain groove in the chain support member edge of the chain support member;
- a cutting chain situated in the chain groove, the cutting chain configured to traverse the chain support member edge of the chain support member;
- an elongated debris removal slot extending into the chain support member from between the pair of trailing edges toward the leading edge of the chain support member edge;
- a centrifugal clutch drivingly engaging the cutting chain, the centrifugal clutch at least partially disposed in the debris removal slot;
- and
- an engine drivingly engaging the centrifugal clutch.
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A vegetation cutting apparatus, comprising:
- a wheeled apparatus frame including:
- a pair of spaced-apart wheels;
- a wheel axle carried by the pair of spaced-apart wheels;
- a pair of spaced-apart side frame members extending from the wheel axle;
- and
- an apparatus handle extending between the pair of spaced-apart side frame members;
- a base frame portion extending from the wheeled apparatus frame, the wheeled apparatus frame is oriented at an obtuse angle with respect to the base frame portion;
- and
- a cutting assembly including:
- an elongated chain support member carried by the base frame portion, the chain support member having a chain support member edge having:
- an elongated, convex leading edge;
- a pair of curved side edges extending from the leading edge;
- and
- a pair of trailing edges extending from the pair of curved side edges, respectively;
- a chain groove in the chain support member edge of the chain support member;
- an elongated debris removal slot extending into the chain support member from between the pair of trailing edges toward the leading edge of the chain support member edge;
- a cuffing chain situated in the chain groove, the cutting chain configured to traverse the chain support member edge of the chain support member;
- a centrifugal clutch drivingly engaged by the engine;
- a chain drive sprocket drivingly engaged by the centrifugal clutch and drivingly engaging the cutting chain, the chain drive sprocket at least partially disposed in the debris removal slot;
- an engine drivingly engaging the centrifugal clutch;
- and
- a pair of chain tensioners on the chain support member and engaging the cutting chain.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.