Handguard for chainsaw

US8973276B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8973276-B2
Application numberUS-200813054463-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 14, 2008
Priority dateJul 14, 2008
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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Abstract

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The invention relates to a chainsaw having a front hand guard ( 20 ) including a protective structure ( 21 ), projecting in front of the front handle ( 5 ), pivotally attached to the engine housing ( 2 ) by at least one lever ( 25, 26 ) for activating a brake to brake the movement of the saw chain when being pivoted. The protective structure ( 21 ) includes see through means ( 24 ) enabling at least partial visibility through the protective structure ( 21 ), and twig preventing means for limiting the risk of objects such as twigs to get stuck in the protective structure ( 21 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A chainsaw having: an engine housing including an engine, a guide bar extending forwardly from the engine housing for guiding a saw chain driven by the engine, a front handle, a trigger handle including a throttle trigger for throttling the engine wherein the trigger handle is located on top of the housing, and a front hand guard including a protective structure, projecting in front of the front handle, said front hand guard being pivotably att…

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  • B27G19/003Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8973276B2 cover?
The invention relates to a chainsaw having a front hand guard ( 20 ) including a protective structure ( 21 ), projecting in front of the front handle ( 5 ), pivotally attached to the engine housing ( 2 ) by at least one lever ( 25, 26 ) for activating a brake to brake the movement of the saw chain when being pivoted. The protective structure ( 21 ) includes see through means ( 24 ) enabling at …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Van Bijsterveldt Hugo, Stark Stofan, Husqvarna Ab
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B27G19/003. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).