Patent ID: 7040518
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: A01D,A01G,A45F

Abstract:
1. A support device for carrying a motorized portable handheld work apparatus including an overhead branch cutter, the work apparatus being held on the body of an operator with a belt arrangement, the support device comprising: a cup for receiving a housing for said work apparatus therein during operation of said work apparatus; said cup being substantially stable as to form and including an approximately U-shaped elongated member having first and second free leg ends; said cup further including first and second longitudinal straps and first and second transverse straps; said free leg ends, said longitudinal straps and said transverse straps conjointly defining a closed annularly-shaped opening rim of said cup; first and second support straps for connecting said opening rim at the region of said longitudinal and transverse straps to said belt arrangement on the body of the operator; and, a leg belt mounted on said U-shaped elongated member for fixing said cup to the thigh of the operator.