Patent · US Expired

Multi-position operator-carried four-cycle engine

US6047678A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 8, 1996
Grant dateApr 11, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05C2201/021
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A power tool having a rotary implement driven by a four-cycle engine. The engine crankcase is vented via an axial passageway which extends through at least one cam shaft axial shaft of the crankshaft and cam shaft. The rotating shaft member inhibits the escape of oil when the engine is running due to centrifugal force.

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