Pruner attachment apparatus for a power tool
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsDavid C. Campbell, Angela M. Waldrop
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Abstract
A pruner attachment apparatus for a power tool having a body, a shoe extending from the body, and a saw blade interconnected to the body for reciprocating motion. The pruner attachment apparatus includes a mounting member, a hook member and a biasing mechanism. The mounting member is releasably attachable to the shoe. The hook member is carried by the mounting member for movement between a first position and a second position. The biasing mechanism biases the hook member to the second position.
Claims17
A pruner attachment apparatus for a power tool having a body, a shoe extending from the body, and a saw blade interconnected to the body for reciprocating motion, the pruner attachment apparatus comprising:
- a frame attachable to the shoe, the frame defining a vertically extending slot;
- a hook member carried by the frame for movement between a first position and a second position the hook member translatable along the slot from the first position to the second position upon concurrent advancement of the saw blade through a workpiece;
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- a biasing mechanism biasing the hook member to the first position, the biasing mechanism completely concealed within an interior of the frame.
A power tool comprising:
- a body;
- a shoe extending from the body;
- a saw blade interconnected to the body for reciprocating motion;
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- a pruner attachment, the pruner attachment comprising:
- a frame releasably attached to the shoe;
- a hook member carried by the frame for movement between a first position and a second position, the hook member translatable from the first position to the second position upon concurrent advancement of the saw blade through a workpiece, the hook member being laterally spaced from the blade;
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- a lever carried by the frame, the lever movable between a first position for securing the frame to the shoe and a second position for permitting removal of the frame from the shoe.
A pruner attachment apparatus for a power tool having a body, a shoe extending from the body, and a saw blade interconnected to the body for reciprocating motion, the pruner attachment apparatus comprising:
- a frame attachable to the shoe;
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- a hook member carried by the frame for movement along a path between a first position and a second position, the path including a curvilinear portion, the hook member translatable from the first position to the second position upon concurrent advancement of the saw blade through a workpiece;
- wherein the frame defines a pair of channels and wherein the hook member is slidably interconnected to the frame by at least one pin riding in the pair of channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.