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

Claim 7:
8. A handheld cutting tool comprising:
a motor;
a driven gear coupled to the motor for receiving torque therefrom and a sprocket coupled for co-rotation with the driven gear;
a housing including a motor housing portion in which the motor is located, a drive housing portion in which the driven gear and sprocket are located, and a handle portion extending from the motor housing portion,
the motor housing portion and the drive housing portion oriented with respect to one another at an oblique angle,
the handle portion and the drive housing portion oriented with respect to one another at an oblique angle, and
the handle portion oriented transverse to the motor housing portion;

a battery pack removably coupled to an end of the handle portion opposite the motor housing portion, the battery pack including a foot portion defining a base plane;
a guide bar extending from the drive housing portion and away from the handle portion in a direction angled relative to the base plane, the motor including an output shaft rotatable about an axis extending in a common plane with the guide bar; and
a chain supported on the guide bar and engaged with the sprocket such that rotation of the sprocket moves the chain along the guide bar,
wherein a center of gravity of the handheld cutting tool is located above the foot portion when the handheld cutting tool is stood upright on the foot portion.