Apparatus for converting power chain saw into a boring tool
OwnerRobert Hartmaninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for converting a power chain saw into a boring tool is disclosed and consists of an adapter housing which is detachably mounted onto the free end of the saw's chain guide. The housing includes a rotatable shaft mounted therein and extending therethrough with a sprocket fixedly mounted onto the shaft within the housing. A chuck is mounted on the shaft for securing a boring tool thereon. The sprocket is driven by a chain which is in communication with the motor of the chain saw.
Claims5
An apparatus for converting a power chain saw into a boring tool, said chain saw including a motor housing, a motor within said housing, a chain guide extending from said housing and a roller nose rotatably mounted in the free end of the chain guide, wherein said apparatus comprises:
- a sprocket housing;
- a shaft rotatably mounted in said sprocket housing with one end of said shaft extending beyond said sprocket housing;
- a sprocket fixidly mounted onto said shaft and within said housing;
- a boring tool securing means mounted onto said extending end of said shaft;
- bracket means extending from said sprocket housing for securing said sprocket housing to the free end of said chain guide so that said shaft is parallel with the rotational axis of said roller nose and said sprocket shares a common plane with said roller nose;
- and an endless chain in communication with said sprocket and said chain saw motor, traveling therebetween along said chain guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.