Patent ID: 11872718
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A handheld cutting tool comprising:
a housing including a motor housing portion, a drive housing portion oriented with respect to the motor housing portion at an oblique angle, and a handle portion oriented with respect to the drive housing portion at an oblique angle and oriented transverse to the motor housing portion, the handle portion extending from one of the motor housing portion or the drive housing portion;
a motor located in the motor housing portion;
a driven gear coupled to the motor for receiving torque therefrom and a sprocket coupled for co-rotation with the driven gear, the driven gear and the sprocket located in the drive housing portion;
a battery pack removably coupled within an end of the handle portion, the battery pack including a foot portion defining a base plane bounded within a first plane and a second plane offset relative to one another, and by a third plane and a fourth plane offset relative to one another; and
a center of gravity located above the foot portion and within the base plane, wherein the center of gravity permits balancing on the foot portion of the handheld cutting tool in an upright position to inhibit tipping of the handheld cutting tool towards the first plane, the second plane, the third plane, or the fourth plane,
wherein the center of gravity of the handheld cutting tool is located proximate an intersection of the motor housing portion, the drive housing portion, and the handle portion.