Remote saw system
OwnerCecil Dwight Pateinventor
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Abstract
The apparatus of the present invention is configured to cut a selected object at a location which is remote from a user. The apparatus comprises a saw having cutter teeth configured for cutting the selected object, a connector configured to attach to a mounting point generally above the location on the selected object, and a flexible line extending from the connector to the saw for positioning the saw adjacent the location on the selected object. The apparatus may also comprise a radio transmitter positioned within reach of the user, a servomechanism operatively connected to the saw for actuating the saw, and a radio receiver positioned remote from the radio transmitter for activating the servomechanism in response to the signal. Further, the apparatus may include a pole extending from the saw to guide the saw.
Claims17
Apparatus for remotely cutting a selected tree branch comprising:
- connector for releasably connecting the apparatus to a mounting point positioned generally above the selected tree branch;
- a flexible line attached to the connector and extending generally down from the connector when the apparatus is connected to the mounting point by the connector;
- a power saw having cutter teeth for cutting the selected tree branch attached to the line, the saw being suspended from the connector by the flexible line when the apparatus is connected to the mounting point by the connector;
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- a remotely operable control system operatively connected to the saw fox remotely activating the saw to cut the selected branch, wherein said controls system cormprises a radio transmitter selectively operable to transmit a radio signal and a radio receiver in radio communication with the transmitter and operatively connected to the saw for activating the saw to cut the branch in response to receiving the radio signal from the transmitter.
Apparatus for remotely cutting a selected tree branch comprising:
- a connector for releasably connecting the apparatus to a mounting point positioned generally above the selected tree branch;
- a flexible line attached to the connector and extending generally down from the connector when the apparatus is connected to the mounting point by the connector;
- a power saw having cutter teeth for cutting the selected tree branch attached to the line, the saw being suspended from the connector by the flexible line when the apparatus is connected to the mounting point by the connector;
- a guard attached to the saw for covering the cutter teeth, the guard being moveable between a first position in which the guard inhibits contact with the cutter teeth and a second position in which the guard permits contact between the cutter teeth and the branch;
- a remotely operable control system operatively connected to the saw for remotely activating the saw to cut the selected branch, wherein said control system comprises a radio transmitter selectively operable to transmit a radio signal and a radio receiver in radio communication with the transmitter and additionally operatively connected to the guard for selectively permitting and inhibiting the guard to move between the first and second positions.
Apparatus for remotely cutting a selected tree branch comprising:
- a connector for releasably connecting the apparatus to a mounting point positioned generally above the selected tree branch;
- a flexible line attached to the connector and extending generally down from the connector when the apparatus is connected to the mounting point by the connector;
- a power saw having cutter teeth for cutting the selected tree branch attached to the line, the saw being suspended from the connector by the flexible line when the apparatus is connected to the mounting point by the connector;
- a remotely operable control system operatively connected to the saw for remotely activating the saw to cut the selected branch;
- a guide pole extending from the saw for guiding the saw;
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- a paint dispenser attachment connectable to the guide pole for painting a portion of the selected tree branch with a pressurized spray dispenser, the attachment including a remotely operable control for remotely activating the spray dispenser to paint the selected branch.
Apparatus for remotely cutting a selected tree branch comprising:
- a power saw having a housing, an engine mounted in the housing and a plurality of cutter teeth driven by the engine for cutting the selected tree branch, the saw having an engaged condition in which the cutter teeth move and a non-engaged condition in which the cutter teeth are stationary;
- a radio transmitter selectively operable to transmit a radio signal;
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- a radio receiver in radio communication with the transmitter and operatively connected to the saw for switching the saw between the engaged and non-engaged conditions in response to receiving the radio signal from the transmitter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.