Patent ID: 11856887
Assignee: PALADIN BRANDS GROUP, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method of using a brush cutter comprising:
taking a brush cutter having a housing, a cutting member combined with the housing, a motor operatively combined with the cutting member, a guard combined with the housing about a guard pivot point and movable between an open position wherein the cutting member is exposed for cutting operations and a closed position wherein the cutting member is at least partially shielded by the guard, and a latch assembly having a latch movable about a latch pivot point between a retracted position wherein the guard is movable from the closed position to the open position and an engaged position wherein the latch prevents movement of the guard from the closed position to the open position;
tilting the brush cutter from a first position wherein the latch is in the retracted position to a second position wherein the latch is in the engaged position and the housing is positioned at a first angle relative to a horizontal ground surface;
tilting the brush cutter from the second position to a third position wherein the housing is positioned at a second angle relative to a horizontal ground surface which is larger than the first angle, beyond the guard pivot point, and wherein the latch engages the guard and prevents the guard from moving to the open position.