Powered handheld cutting tool

A handheld cutting tool comprising:

• a motor;
• a driven gear coupled to the motor for receiving torque therefrom and a sprocket coupled for co-rotation with the driven gear;
• a housing including a motor housing portion in which the motor is located, a drive housing portion in which the driven gear and sprocket are located, and a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion;
• a guide bar extending from the drive housing portion;
• a chain supported on the guide bar and engaged with the sprocket such that rotation of the sprocket moves the chain along the guide bar;
• and
• a battery pack removably coupled to an end of the handle portion opposite the motor housing portion, the battery pack including a foot portion defining a base plane, the guide bar extending away from the handle portion in a direction angled relative to the base plane;
• wherein a center of gravity of the handheld cutting tool is located above the foot portion when the handheld cutting tool is stood upright on the foot portion, thus permitting the handheld cutting tool to balance only on the foot portion of the battery pack.

A handheld cutting tool comprising:

• a motor;
• a driven gear coupled to the motor for receiving torque therefrom and a sprocket coupled for co-rotation with the driven gear;
• a handle guard extending from a handle portion, the handle guard including a support face configured to support the handheld cutting tool on a horizontal support surface;
• a chain supported on a guide bar and engaged with the sprocket such that rotation of the sprocket moves the chain along the guide bar;
• and
• a battery pack removably coupled to an end of the handle portion, the battery pack including a foot portion;
• wherein a center of gravity of the handheld cutting tool is located above the foot portion and permits balancing of the handheld cutting tool in an upright position on only the foot portion.