Patent · US Expired

Powered appliance and accessory

US7159377B2 · kind B2 · utility

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38Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 2003
Grant dateJan 9, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01D2101/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A powered appliance includes a working member, a handle operably coupled to the working member and a control movable between a first position proximate the handle in which movement of the working member is permitted and a second position distant the handle in which movement of the working member is at least reduced. One of the handle and the control is configured to at least partially receive the other of the handle and the control when in the first position. At least one of the handle and the control includes a flexible member adjacent the other of the handle and the control.

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