Brush cutter

USRE48068E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• MAKITA CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

• Hiroshi Nojiri · Ebeye, US
• Yoshifumi Morita · Nagoya, JP
• Toshikazu Migita · Anjo, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 30, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 28, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

A brush cutter includes a frame rod, a front end housing fixedly mounted to a front end of the frame rod, a cutting blade mounted on a support shaft within the front end housing, a rear end housing fixedly mounted to a rear end of the frame rod, an electric motor mounted within the rear end housing for rotation of the cutting blade, and a source of power supply for supplying electric power to the motor. In the brush cutter, a plurality of rechargeable battery packs adapted to use in electric power tools are used as the source of power supply for the motor.