Brush cutter
OwnerJohn R. Akersoninventor
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Abstract
A brush cutter including a first normally horizontal blade having a transverse slot, support structure including an elongated handle generally orthogonal to the blade to enable positioning of the slot about the base of a stalk to be cut, a second blade guided to slide on the first blade to move across the slot, a pedal pivoted to the support structure, and a linkage pivotally connecting the pedal to the second blade to cause the second blade to slide. In a first embodiment the sliding is linear, and in a second embodiment the sliding is rotary.
Claims8
A brush cutter for enabling a user to cut brush at the ground level while remaining erect, comprising, in combination:
- a first normally horizontal blade having a first transverse edge;
- support means, including an elongated handle generally orthogonal to said blade, to enable positioning of said edge against a stalk to be cut;
- a second blade having a second transverse edge;
- means guiding said second blade for sliding with respect to said first blade, to bring said transverse edges together and thus sever a stalk positioned therebetween;
- and
- a pedal connected to said second blade to cause sliding thereof.
A brush cutter for enabling a user to cut brush at the ground level while remaining erect, comprising, in combination:
- a first normally horizontal flat blade having a transverse slot;
- support means, including an elongated handle generally orthogonal to said blade, to enable positioning of said slot around the base of a stalk to be cut;
- a second flat blade;
- means guiding said second blade for sliding on said first blade to move across said slot and thus sever a stalk positioned therein;
- a pedal pivoted to said support means;
- and
- a linkage pivotally connecting said pedal to said second blade to cause said sliding of said second blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.