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

Claim 0:
1. A handheld cutting tool comprising:
a housing including a motor housing portion, a drive housing portion, and a 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 first guard extending between the handle portion and one of the drive housing portion or the motor housing portion, wherein an interior portion of the first guard and the handle portion of the housing collectively define a first opening through which a user's hand is positionable for grasping the handle portion;
a second guard extending between the drive housing portion and one of the handle portion and the motor housing portion, wherein an interior portion of the second guard and the drive housing portion collectively define a second opening for receiving a hand to grasp the drive housing portion;
a guide bar extending from the drive housing portion at an angle offset relative to each of the handle portion, the first guard, and the second guard;
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; and
a battery pack removably coupled to an end of the handle portion opposite the motor housing portion,
wherein the battery pack includes a foot portion that defines a base plane,
wherein a center of gravity of the handheld cutting tool is located above the foot portion when the cutting tool is stood upright on the foot portion to permit the handheld cutting tool to balance relative the base plane on the battery pack.