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US 2001/0010124 A1Published application
Implement having a drive motor and a supporting device
AssigneeFirma Andreas Stihl AG & Co.
InventorAndreas Schneider
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Abstract
An implement is provided and has a drive motor secured to one end of a carrying tube and connected via a drive shaft in the tube with the other end of the tube. A first handle is disposed on the tube in the vicinity of the drive motor and is spaced from a second handle. To support the forearm of an operator, a supporting device is provided that extends in the longitudinal direction of the carrying tube in the direction toward the drive motor. The longitudinal axis of the supporting device forms an angle of less than 90° with the carrying tube and is open toward the drive motor.
Claims17
An implement comprising:
- a carrying tube which accommodates a drive shaft;
- a drive motor secured to one end of said carrying tube;
- a cutting tool disposed at another end of said carrying tube and connected to said drive motor via said drive shaft;
- a first handle disposed in the vicinity of said drive motor and extending in a longitudinal direction of said carrying tube;
- a second handle that extends substantially transverse to said carrying tube and is secured thereto between said first handle and said cutting tool;
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- a supporting device disposed adjacent to said first handle for supporting an arm of an operator, wherein said supporting device is provided with a supporting surface and extends in said longitudinal direction of said carrying tube at least partially in a space between said first handle and said drive motor, and wherein a longitudinal axis of said supporting device forms an angle β of about 35° or less with said carrying tube, wherein said angle is open toward said drive motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.