Patent ID: 6820338
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: A01G,B25F,B26B,Y10S

Abstract:
An electrical gardening tool comprising:a working piece including a hollow main body that has opposite inner and outer ends, a cutting member that is mounted fixedly on said outer end of said main body, and a coupling strip disposed pivotally on said main body at a position adjacent to said inner end of said main body, said main body further having an inner end surface that is formed with an opening, a first engagement element that is disposed fixedly on said inner end of said main body, and a side wall that is formed with a slot therethrough, said coupling strip having an actuating end that extends outwardly from said main body through said slot in said side wall, a hook end that is opposite to said actuating end and that extends outwardly from said main body through said opening in said inner end surface, and a projection that is formed on said coupling strip near said actuating end and inside said main body, said projection being sized to prevent removal of said coupling strip from said main body through said slot and being movable forcibly through said slot; and a seat body including a base seat and a battery seat that is connected detachably to said base seat and that is connected operatively to said cutting member so as to drive said cutting member, said base seat including a coupling end surface that is formed with a second engagement element and a bar which are fixed on two opposite sides of said coupling end surface, one of said first and second engagement elements being constructed as a pin, the other one of said first and second engagement elements being constructed as a hook that engages said pin so as to permit rotation of said hook about said pin, said hook end of said coupling strip engaging said bar to cooperate with said first and second engagement elements so as to prevent rotation of said hook about said pin, said actuating end of said coupling strip being rotatable forcibly within said main body to turn said projection to a position outside of said main body so as to remove said hook end of said coupling strip from said bar, thereby permitting removal of said seat body from said working piece.