Apparatus having a tool on an elongate pole
US9492941B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25F5/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A powered apparatus having an elongate pole with a tool at a proximal region and a drive for operating the tool. A first operating component is repositionable between first and second positions to change a state of the drive. A second operating component is repositionable between: a) a locked position; and b) a released position wherein the first operating component can be changed from the first position into the second position. A handle assembly has a gripping portion with an extent that can be grasped by the user's one hand at a plurality of different locations along the extent of the gripping portion to control the operating components, including at a first location in a manner wherein with the elongate pole vertically oriented, a majority of a vertical weight force component of the apparatus is directed generally parallel to the length of a user's forearm below the user's one hand.
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