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US 2012/0111170 A1Published application
Chain saw stand
AssigneeMichael David Steinfort
InventorMichael David Steinfort
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Abstract
A portable apparatus for cross-cutting material is described. The apparatus secures a chain saw to a swing-arm and is controlled with a tensioning spring, allowing the operator the ease of maneuvering the chain saw. The apparatus supporting-legs splay outwards giving a positional height to allow cut material to fall free off the apparatus.
Claims16
A chain saw stand, comprising;
- a surface that supports a work piece;
- and a fulcrum to support a pivotal swing-arm at a pivot point, the pivot point dividing the swing-arm into portions, a first portion to attach a chain saw and a second portion to counterbalance the chain saw, levering the chain saw above the surface in a suspended state;
- wherein the chain saw together with the swing-arm may be moved downward by an operator to cut the work piece.
A method of holding a chain saw, comprising;
- bracing and clamping a chain saw to a pivoting swing-arm and resiliently leveraging the swing-arm at a pivot point on a fixed fulcrum, wherein the chain saw is suspended above a stand with a surface to place a work piece allowing an operator to move the chain saw downward to cut the work piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.