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Measuring and guiding attachment for a chain saw

US4951398A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 7, 1989
Grant dateAug 28, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 7, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB27B17/0025
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A measuring and guiding attachment for a chain saw includes a plurality of parts and is easily stored and deployed. The attachment has a swing arm assembly that is mounted on a front handle bar of the chain saw and a caliper plate attached to the distal end of that swing arm assembly. The swing arm assembly includes an end mortise and tenon joint and a telescoping joint, and the caliper plate is movably attached to the swing arm assembly so that the attachment has a plurality of degrees of freedom. A limit stop assembly is also included to permit further adjustment of the attachment.

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