Patent ID: 6651347
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A01G,B27B

Abstract:
A portable handheld work apparatus comprising:a carrying tube unit having first and second ends; a drive motor mounted on said first end; a work tool mounted on said second end; a shaft arranged in said carrying tube unit connecting said drive motor to said work tool so as to permit said drive motor to drive said work tool; said carrying tube unit being subdivided at a location between said first and second ends into a first carrying tube section carrying said drive motor and a second carrying tube section carrying said work tool; said first and second carrying tube sections defining first and second longitudinal axes, respectively; a ball-and-socket joint connecting said first and second carrying tube sections to each other at said location so as to permit said first and second carrying tube sections to be rotated and pivoted with respect to said first and second longitudinal axes thereof; and, means for fixing said ball-and-socket joint in an adjusted position corresponding to a wanted orientation of said first and second longitudinal axes relative to each other.