Battery powered chain saw
AssigneeMakita Corporation
InventorsKunio Amano, Kazuya Nakamura
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Abstract
A gear housing is arranged at or by the center of a main body housing of a chain saw and a handle housing extends backward therefrom. A motor housing is formed on the left side of the gear housing perpendicularly. A support member and a cover are attached on the right side of the gear housing. A guide bar extends forward from the main body housing and the guide bar retrains an endless saw chain therearound. The handle housing includes a trigger beside a connecting portion between the handle housing and the gear housing. A battery is disposed in a detachable manner at a rear end of the handle housing. The center of gravity of the chain saw is located at or by the trigger of the handle housing.
Claims3
A chain saw comprising:
- a main body having a front portion, a rear portion and a central portion between said front and rear portions, said main body including a handle extending from said rear portion;
- a guide bar extending from said front portion of said main body;
- a cutting chain disposed around said guide bar;
- a motor for driving said cutting chain, said motor having a trigger for actuating the chain saw, said motor and said trigger being disposed generally at said central portion of said main body;
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- a battery providing electric power to said motor, said battery being detachably connected to a rear portion of said handle,
- wherein a center of gravity of said chain saw is located generally at said trigger of said motor when said battery is attached to said handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.