Patent ID: 11927282
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A | IPC A  F

Claim 13:
14. A blower comprising:
a main body; and
an outlet tube coupled to the main body, the outlet tube including
a first section movably coupled to the main body, and
a second section having a first rib and a second rib, each of the first rib and the second rib tapering circumferentially about a central longitudinal axis of the outlet tube between a first thickness and a second thickness, each of the first rib and the second rib extending a constant radial distance from the central longitudinal axis, the first rib movable relative to the second rib in order to move the second section relative to the first section, the outlet tube movable in a first pair of opposite directions, and the outlet tube movable in a second pair of opposite directions, the first pair of opposite directions being orthogonal to the second pair of opposite directions, and wherein the second section allows for less movement in the first pair of opposite directions than is allowed in the second pair of opposite directions.